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1 Corinthians 11
Disciples’ Literal New Testament

11 1 Be imitators of me, just as I also am of Christ.

Concerning The Wearing of Veils In Public: God Has Established Heads of Authority

2 Now I praise you because[a] you have remembered[b] me as to everything, and you are holding-on-to the traditions, just as I delivered to you. 3 And[c] I want you to know that Christ is the head of every man[d], and the husband is the head of a wife, and God is the head of Christ.

Do Not Shame Your Head By How You Dress

4 Every[e] man praying or prophesying while having a covering down over his head is shaming[f] his head[g]. 5 And every woman praying or prophesying with the head unveiled[h] is shaming her head, for she is one and the same[i] with the one having been shaved. 6 For if a woman is not veiling-herself , let her also[j] have-herself-sheared. But if it is shameful for a woman to have-herself-sheared or shaved, let her be veiling-herself. 7 For a man ought not to be veiling the head, being the image and glory of God— but the woman[k] is the glory of man. 8 For man is not from woman, but woman from man. 9 For indeed man was not created for the sake of the woman, but woman for the sake[l] of the man. 10 For this reason, the woman ought to be having authority[m] on her head because of the angels[n]. 11 Nevertheless[o] there is neither woman without man, nor man without woman in the Lord. 12 For just as the woman is from the man, so also the man is through the woman. And all things are from God.

Judge Among Yourselves Whether It Is Fitting To Ignore The Customs of The Churches

13 Judge among[p] you yourselves— is it fitting[q] that an unveiled woman should pray to God? 14 Does not even nature[r] itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him— 15 but if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her? Because[s] the long hair has been given to her for[t] a covering[u]. 16 But if anyone seems[v] to be contentious, we do not have such a custom[w], nor do the churches of God.

Concerning The Lord’s Supper: Your Supper Is Unworthy of The Name

17 But while commanding this, I do not praise[x]— because you are coming-together not for the better, but for the worse. 18 For first, while you are coming-together in church[y], I am hearing that there are divisions among you. And a certain part of it I believe— 19 for there indeed have-to[z] be factions among you in order that the approved ones may also[aa] become known among you. 20 So while you are coming-together at the same place, it is not that you may eat the Lord’s Supper! 21 For at the eating[ab], each one is taking his own dinner before others. And one is hungry, and another is drunk. 22 You do not indeed fail to have houses for eating and drinking, do you? Or are you treating the church of God with contempt, and humiliating the ones not having? What should I say to you? Shall I praise you? In this I do not praise.

The Lord’s Supper Is a Remembrance of What He Did For Us

23 For I received from the Lord what I also handed-over[ac] to you— that the Lord Jesus, in the night on which He was being handed-over, took bread. 24 And having given-thanks, He broke it and said “This is My body, the one being given[ad] for you. Be doing this for My remembrance”. 25 Similarly also the cup after the dining[ae], saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood. Be doing this, as-often-as you drink it, for My remembrance”. 26 For as-often-as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you are proclaiming the death of the Lord, until which time He comes.

So Don’t Partake of It In a Manner Unworthy of What He Did: Examine Yourselves

27 So then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord unworthily[af] shall be guilty[ag] of the body and the blood of the Lord. 28 But let a person examine himself, and in this manner let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 29 For the one eating and drinking while not rightly-judging the body[ah] is eating and drinking judgment[ai] on himself. 30 For this reason many among you are weak and sick, and many sleep. 31 But if we were rightly-judging ourselves, we would not be being[aj] judged. 32 But while being judged, we are being disciplined[ak] by the Lord in-order-that we might not be condemned with the world.

Partake of It Together With Proper Respect For One Another

33 So then, my brothers, while coming-together so as to eat, be waiting-for one another. 34 If one is hungry, let him eat at home, in-order-that you might not come-together for[al] judgment. And I will set-in-order the remaining things whenever I come.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 11:2 Or, that.
  2. 1 Corinthians 11:2 Or, kept me in mind.
  3. 1 Corinthians 11:3 Paul begins to expound upon the next topic about which the Corinthians had kept him in mind in their letter (7:1). Or, But; Paul begins to correct them regarding an issue about which they had not kept him in mind or held on to his teaching.
  4. 1 Corinthians 11:3 Or, husband.
  5. 1 Corinthians 11:4 Now Paul applies the general principle in verse 3 to a question specific to their culture.
  6. 1 Corinthians 11:4 Or, dishonoring.
  7. 1 Corinthians 11:4 That is, Christ; or, his physical head, and thus, himself. Similarly next.
  8. 1 Corinthians 11:5 Or, without-a-head-covering.
  9. 1 Corinthians 11:5 She has identified herself with society’s shameful.
  10. 1 Corinthians 11:6 If you are going this far in violating proper decorum, why not go all the way and cut off your hair!
  11. 1 Corinthians 11:7 That is, Adam and Eve reflect their Creator’s glory, including the dominion they share as a pair, Gen 1:26-28. But Eve also reflects Adam’s glory, having been created from him (v 8) as his counterpart (v 9). The aspects of her that reflect Adam’s glory are specifically related to her as his counterpart and mate. Honoring her ‘mateness’ in whatever way her society deems appropriate is honoring him, herself, her marriage, and her Creator. So wear the veil. Or, man reflects the glory of God in a way woman does not, because he is in the position of authority and rule.
  12. 1 Corinthians 11:9 That is, as his counterpart, as a mate suitable to him and completing the pair, Gen 2:18-24.
  13. 1 Corinthians 11:10 That is, a symbol of her mate’s authority over her in the God-given chain of relationships (v 3). Or, control over her head; that is, so as not to bring shame on herself and others.
  14. 1 Corinthians 11:10 Compare 4:9.
  15. 1 Corinthians 11:11 The creation of woman from man and for man is the order of the first creation, but not the new creation ‘in the Lord’. At present we all live in both spheres. Balancing freedom ‘in the Lord’ with what was ‘fitting’ (v 13) in their culture so as not to bring unnecessary shame on Christ is Paul’s goal in this discussion.
  16. 1 Corinthians 11:13 Or, within.
  17. 1 Corinthians 11:13 Or, proper, suitable, becoming, seemly. Our ‘judgment’ as to what is ‘fitting’ for this issue differs by culture. It would be just as unseemly for us in western cultures to force the wearing of veils upon women as it was for the women of Paul’s day not to wear them.
  18. 1 Corinthians 11:14 That is, the physical makeup of man and woman, woman generally having a richer endowment of hair; or, the natural disposition and preferences of men and women, as reflected in the customs regarding hair.
  19. 1 Corinthians 11:15 Or, That, making this a second question.
  20. 1 Corinthians 11:15 Or, corresponding to, answering to.
  21. 1 Corinthians 11:15 That is, a woman’s covering of hair honors her in a special way, and as such, shows that a veil is also honorable.
  22. 1 Corinthians 11:16 Or, thinks, presumes.
  23. 1 Corinthians 11:16 That is, if you want to debate this, we have no other custom. This is the practice we are accustomed to in the churches. Or, we have no custom of fighting about these things.
  24. 1 Corinthians 11:17 Compare 11:2.
  25. 1 Corinthians 11:18 Or, an assembly. That is, in home meetings.
  26. 1 Corinthians 11:19 Or, must.
  27. 1 Corinthians 11:19 Or, indeed. Choices between right and wrong, good and bad, separate the approved from the disapproved.
  28. 1 Corinthians 11:21 That is, the eating of the love feast, the dinner associated with the Lord’s Supper in that day.
  29. 1 Corinthians 11:23 Or, delivered, handed-down.
  30. 1 Corinthians 11:24 This is supplied from Lk 22:19. Or, broken, from earlier in this verse.
  31. 1 Corinthians 11:25 That is, the eating of the Passover dinner.
  32. 1 Corinthians 11:27 That is, in a manner unworthy of the Lord, such as what the Corinthians were doing, v 18-22.
  33. 1 Corinthians 11:27 Or, liable for, answerable for.
  34. 1 Corinthians 11:29 That is, the Lord’s body being remembered by eating the bread; and thus, treating this Supper as common and failing to examine themselves in light of the full meaning of it. Or, the church, your fellow believers; and thus, failing to properly honor those with whom you are partaking.
  35. 1 Corinthians 11:29 That is, discipline, as Paul says in v 32.
  36. 1 Corinthians 11:31 Or, be experiencing judgment, as just described.
  37. 1 Corinthians 11:32 Or, corrected, trained, educated, as His children.
  38. 1 Corinthians 11:34 Or, resulting in, leading to.
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哥林多前书 11
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11 你们要效法我，正如我效法基督一样。

敬拜的礼仪

2 我赞赏你们，因为你们凡事都想到我，并坚守我传给你们的各种教导。

3 我希望你们知道，基督是男人的头，丈夫是妻子的头，上帝是基督的头。 4 男人在祷告和讲道时，若蒙着头，就是羞辱自己的头。 5 但妇女在祷告和讲道时，若不蒙着头，就是羞辱自己的头，因为她就像剃光了头发一样。 6 因此，如果妇女不愿意把头蒙起来，就该把头发剪掉。如果她觉得剪发或剃头是羞耻的，就应该蒙头。 7 然而，男人不该蒙头，因为男人是上帝的形象和荣耀，而女人是男人的荣耀。 8 因为男人并非出自女人，而女人却是出自男人。 9 并且男人不是为女人而造的，女人却是为男人而造的。

10 因此为了天使的缘故，女人在头上应该有服权柄的记号。 11 不过在主里面，女人不可没有男人，男人不可没有女人。 12 因为女人是从男人而来，男人又是女人生的，但万物都是来自上帝。

13 你们自行斟酌吧，女人向上帝祷告时不蒙头合适吗？ 14 按着人的天性，难道你们不知道男人留长发是他的羞辱， 15 女人留长发是她的荣耀吗？因为头发是用来给女人盖头的。 16 如果有谁想反驳这些话，我只能说，这是我们和上帝的众教会向来遵守的规矩。

守圣餐的规矩

17 现在我有话要吩咐你们，不是称赞你们，因为你们聚会不但无益，反而有害。 18 首先，我听说你们在聚会的时候拉帮结派，我相信这些话有几分真实。 19 你们中间必然会有分裂的事，好显出谁是经得起考验的。

20 你们聚会的时候，不是在吃主的晚餐。 21 因为你们进餐的时候，各人只顾吃自己的，结果有些人挨饿，有些人醉酒。 22 难道你们不可以在家里吃喝吗？还是你们轻看上帝的教会，存心羞辱那些贫穷的弟兄姊妹呢？我该说什么呢？称赞你们吗？不可能！

23 我把从主领受的传给了你们，就是：主耶稣被出卖的那天晚上，祂拿起一个饼来， 24 向上帝祝谢后掰开，说，“这是我的身体，是为你们掰开的，你们要这样做，为的是纪念我。” 25 晚餐后，祂又照样拿起杯来，说，“这杯是用我的血立的新约。你们每逢喝的时候，要这样做，为的是纪念我。” 26 所以，每当你们吃这饼、喝这杯的时候，就是宣告主的死，一直到主再来。

27 因此，无论是谁，若以不正确的心态吃主的饼、喝主的杯，就是得罪主的身体和主的血。 28 所以，人要先自我省察，才可以吃这饼喝这杯。 29 因为守圣餐的时候，若有人随便吃喝，忘记了这是主的身体，他就是自招审判。 30 正因如此，你们当中有许多人身体软弱，疾病缠身，死亡的也不少。 31 如果我们先自我省察，就不会遭受审判了。 32 主审判我们，是对我们的管教，免得我们和世人一同被定罪。

33 因此，我的弟兄姊妹，当你们吃圣餐时，要彼此等候。 34 如果有人饥饿，可以在家中先吃，免得你们聚会的时候自招审判。至于其余的事，等我到了以后再安排。

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