1 zSee ch. 4:16 Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.
2 Now I commend youa[ch. 4:17; 1 Thess. 3:6] because you remember me in everything andb2 Thess. 2:15; 3:6 maintain the traditionsc[1 Thess. 4:1, 2] even as I delivered them to you. 3 But I want you to understand thatdEph. 1:22; 4:15; 5:23; Col. 1:18 the head of every man is Christ,eSee Gen. 3:16 the head of a wife is her husband, andf[ch. 3:23] the head of Christ is God. 4 Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head, 5 but every wife who prays orgLuke 2:36; Acts 21:9; [ch. 14:34] prophesiesh[Num. 5:18] with her head uncovered dishonors her head—it is the sameiDeut. 21:12 as if her head were shaven. 6 For if a wife will not cover her head, then she should cut her hair short. But since it is disgraceful for a wife to cut off her hair or shave her head, let her cover her head. 7 For a man ought not to cover his head, sincejSee Gen. 1:26 he is the image and glory of God, butk[Prov. 12:4] woman is the glory of man. 8 ForlGen. 2:21-23; [1 Tim. 2:13] man was not made from woman, but woman from man. 9 Neither was man created for woman, butmGen. 2:18 woman for man. 10 That is why a wife ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels. 11 Nevertheless,nGal. 3:28 in the Lord woman is not independent of man nor man of woman; 12 for as woman was made from man, so man is now born of woman. AndoSee Rom. 11:36 all things are from God. 13 Judge for yourselves: is it proper for a wife to pray to God with her head uncovered? 14 Does not nature itself teach you that if a man wears long hair it is a disgrace for him, 15 but if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For her hair is given to her for a covering. 16 p1 Tim. 6:3, 4 If anyone is inclined to be contentious, we have no such practice, nor doq2 Thess. 1:4; [1 Thess. 2:14]; See ch. 7:17; 10:32 the churches of God.
17 But in the following instructions I do not commend you, because when you come together it is not for the better but for the worse. 18 For, in the first place, when you come together as a church,rch. 1:10-12; [ch. 3:3] I hear that there are divisions among you. And I believe it in part,1Or I believe a certain report 19 fors[Matt. 18:7; Luke 17:1; Acts 20:30; 1 Tim. 4:1; 2 Pet. 2:1] there must be factions among you in ordert1 John 2:19; [Deut. 13:3] that those who are genuine among you may be recognized. 20 When you come together, it is not the Lord's supper that you eat. 21 For in eating, each one goes ahead with his own meal. One goes hungry,u[2 Pet. 2:13; Jude 12] another gets drunk. 22 What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despisevSee Acts 20:28 the church of God andw[Prov. 17:5; James 2:6] humiliate those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I commend you in this? No, I will not.
23 Forxch. 15:3; Gal. 1:12 I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, thatyFor ver. 23-25, see Matt. 26:26-28; Mark 14:22-24; Luke 22:19, 20 the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me. ”2Or as my memorial; also verse 25 25 In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me. ” 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's deathzSee John 21:22 until he comes.
27 a[Num. 9:10, 13] Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lordb[John 13:27] in an unworthy manner will be guilty of profaningcJohn 6:51, 53-56 the body and blood of the Lord. 28 d[2 Cor. 13:5; Gal. 6:4] Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 29 For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself. 30 That is why many of you are weak and ill, and someeSee Matt. 27:52 have died. 31 fSee 1 John 1:9 But if we judged1Or discerned ourselves truly, we would not be judged. 32 But when we are judged by the Lord,gSee Prov. 3:11 we are disciplined1Or when we are judged we are being disciplined by the Lord so that we may not behRom. 5:16 condemned along with the world.
33 So then, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for2Or share with one another— 34 iver. 21 if anyone is hungry,jver. 22 let him eat at home—so that when you come together it will not be for judgment. About the other thingskch. 7:17; Titus 1:5 I will give directionslSee ch. 4:19 when I come.