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11:1  And you should imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.
11:2  I am so glad that you always keep me in your thoughts, and that you are following the teachings I passed on to you.
11:3  But there is one thing I want you to know: The head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.
11:4  A man dishonors his head if he covers his head while praying or prophesying.
11:5  But a woman dishonors her head if she prays or prophesies without a covering on her head, for this is the same as shaving her head.
11:6  Yes, if she refuses to wear a head covering, she should cut off all her hair! But since it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut or her head shaved, she should wear a covering.
11:7  A man should not wear anything on his head when worshiping, for man is made in God's image and reflects God's glory. And woman reflects man's glory.
11:8  For the first man didn't come from woman, but the first woman came from man.
11:9  And man was not made for woman, but woman was made for man.
11:10  For this reason, and because the angels are watching, a woman should wear a covering on her head to show she is under authority.
11:11  But among the Lord's people, women are not independent of men, and men are not independent of women.
11:12  For although the first woman came from man, every other man was born from a woman, and everything comes from God.
11:13  Judge for yourselves. Is it right for a woman to pray to God in public without covering her head?
11:14  Isn't it obvious that it's disgraceful for a man to have long hair?
11:15  And isn't long hair a woman's pride and joy? For it has been given to her as a covering.
11:16  But if anyone wants to argue about this, I simply say that we have no other custom than this, and neither do God's other churches.
11:17  But in the following instructions, I cannot praise you. For it sounds as if more harm than good is done when you meet together.
11:18  First, I hear that there are divisions among you when you meet as a church, and to some extent I believe it.
11:19  But, of course, there must be divisions among you so that you who have God's approval will be recognized!
11:20  When you meet together, you are not really interested in the Lord's Supper.
11:21  For some of you hurry to eat your own meal without sharing with others. As a result, some go hungry while others get drunk.
11:22  What? Don't you have your own homes for eating and drinking? Or do you really want to disgrace God's church and shame the poor? What am I supposed to say? Do you want me to praise you? Well, I certainly will not praise you for this!
11:23  For I pass on to you what I received from the Lord himself. On the night when he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread
11:24  and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it in pieces and said, "This is my body, which is given for you. Do this to remember me."
11:25  In the same way, he took the cup of wine after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant between God and his people--an agreement confirmed with my blood. Do this to remember me as often as you drink it."
11:26  For every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are announcing the Lord's death until he comes again.
11:27  So anyone who eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord unworthily is guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.
11:28  That is why you should examine yourself before eating the bread and drinking the cup.
11:29  For if you eat the bread or drink the cup without honoring the body of Christ, you are eating and drinking God's judgment upon yourself.
11:30  That is why many of you are weak and sick and some have even died.
11:31  But if we would examine ourselves, we would not be judged by God in this way.
11:32  Yet when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned along with the world.
11:33  So, my dear brothers and sisters, when you gather for the Lord's Supper, wait for each other.
11:34  If you are really hungry, eat at home so you won't bring judgment upon yourselves when you meet together. I'll give you instructions about the other matters after I arrive.