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11 Vorder mine Efterfølgere, ligesom også jeg er Kristi!

Men jeg roser eder, fordi I komme mig i Hu i alt og holde fast ved Overleveringerne, således som jeg har overleveret eder dem. Men jeg vil, at I skulle vide, at Kristus er enhver Mands Hoved; men Manden er Kvindens Hoved; men Gud er Kristi Hoved. Hver Mand, som beder eller profeterer med tildækket Hoved, beskæmmer sit Hoved. Men hver Kvinde, som beder eller profeterer med utildækket Hoved, beskæmmer sit Hoved; thi det er lige det samme, som var hun raget. Thi når en Kvinde ikke tildækker sig, så lad hende også klippe sit Hår af; men er det usømmeligt for en Kvinde at klippes eller rages, da tildække hun sig! 7Thi en Mand bør ikke tildække sit Hoved, efterdi han er Guds Billede og Ære; men Kvinden er Mandens Ære. Mand er jo ikke af Kvinde, men Kvinde af Mand. Ej heller er jo Mand skabt for Kvindens Skyld, men Kvinde for Mandens Skyld. 10 Derfor bør Kvinden have et Ærbødighedstegn på Hovedet for Englenes Skyld. 11 Dog er hverken Kvinde uden Mand eller Mand uden Kvinde i Herren. 12 Thi ligesom Kvinden er af Manden, således er også Manden ved Kvinden; men alt sammen er det af Gud. 13 Dømmer selv: Er det sømmeligt, at en Kvinde beder til Gud med utildækket Hoved? 14 Lærer ikke også selve Naturen eder, at når en Mand bærer langt Hår, er det ham en Vanære, 15 men når en Kvinde bærer langt Hår, er det hende en Ære; thi det lange Hår er givet hende som et Slør. 16 Men har nogen Lyst til at trættes herom, da have vi ikke sådan Skik, og Guds Menigheder ej heller.

17 Men idet jeg giver følgende Formaning, roser jeg ikke, at I komme sammen, ikke til det bedre, men til det værre. 18 For det første nemlig hører jeg, at når I komme sammen i Menighedsforsamling, er der Splittelser iblandt eder; og for en Del tror jeg det. 19 Thi der må endog være Partier iblandt eder, for at de prøvede kunne blive åbenbare iblandt eder. 20 Når I da komme sammen, er dette ikke at æde en Herrens Nadver. 21 Thi under Spisningen tager enhver sit eget Måltid forud, og den ene hungrer, den anden beruser sig. 22 Have I da ikke Huse til at spise og drikke i? eller foragte I Guds Menighed og beskæmme dem, som intet have? Hvad skal jeg sige eder? Skal jeg rose eder? I dette roser jeg eder ikke. 23 Thi jeg har modtaget fra Herren, hvad jeg også har overleveret eder: At den Herre Jesus i den Nat, da han blev forrådt, tog Brød, 24 takkede og brød det og sagde: "Dette er mit Legeme, som er for eder; gører dette til min Ihukommelse!" 25 Ligeså tog han og,så Kalken efter Aftensmåltidet og sagde: "Denne Kalk er den nye Pagt i mit Blod; gører dette, så ofte som I drikke det, til min Ihukommelse!" 26 Thi så ofte, som I æde dette Brød og drikke Kalken, forkynde I Herrens Død, indtil han kommer. 27 Derfor, den, som æder Brødet eller drikker Herrens Kalk uværdigt, pådrager sig Skyld over for Herrens Legeme og Blod. 28 Men hvert Menneske prøve sig selv, og således æde han af Brødet og drikke af Kalken! 29 Thi den, som æder og drikker, æder og drikker sig selv en Dom til, når han ikke agter på Legenet. 30 Derfor ere mange skrøbelige og sygelige iblandt eder, og en Del sover hen. 31 Men dersom vi bedømte os selv, bleve vi ikke dømte. 32 Men når vi dømmes, tugtes vi af Herren, for at vi ikke skulle fordømmes med Verden. 33 Derfor, mine Brødre! når I komme sammen til Måltid, da venter på hverandre! 34 Når nogen hungrer, han spise hjemme, for at I ikke skulle komme sammen til Dom. Men det øvrige skal jeg forordne, når jeg kommer.

11 Follow my example,(A) as I follow the example of Christ.(B)

On Covering the Head in Worship

I praise you(C) for remembering me in everything(D) and for holding to the traditions just as I passed them on to you.(E) But I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ,(F) and the head of the woman is man,[a](G) and the head of Christ is God.(H) Every man who prays or prophesies(I) with his head covered dishonors his head. But every woman who prays or prophesies(J) with her head uncovered dishonors her head—it is the same as having her head shaved.(K) For if a woman does not cover her head, she might as well have her hair cut off; but if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, then she should cover her head.

A man ought not to cover his head,[b] since he is the image(L) and glory of God; but woman is the glory of man. For man did not come from woman, but woman from man;(M) neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.(N) 10 It is for this reason that a woman ought to have authority over her own[c] head, because of the angels. 11 Nevertheless, in the Lord woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman. 12 For as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God.(O)

13 Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered? 14 Does not the very nature of things teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him, 15 but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering. 16 If anyone wants to be contentious about this, we have no other practice—nor do the churches of God.(P)

Correcting an Abuse of the Lord’s Supper(Q)

17 In the following directives I have no praise for you,(R) for your meetings do more harm than good. 18 In the first place, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions(S) among you, and to some extent I believe it. 19 No doubt there have to be differences among you to show which of you have God’s approval.(T) 20 So then, when you come together, it is not the Lord’s Supper you eat, 21 for when you are eating, some of you go ahead with your own private suppers.(U) As a result, one person remains hungry and another gets drunk. 22 Don’t you have homes to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God(V) by humiliating those who have nothing?(W) What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you?(X) Certainly not in this matter!

23 For I received from the Lord(Y) what I also passed on to you:(Z) The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body,(AA) which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.” 25 In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant(AB) in my blood;(AC) do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.” 26 For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.(AD)

27 So then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.(AE) 28 Everyone ought to examine themselves(AF) before they eat of the bread and drink from the cup. 29 For those who eat and drink without discerning the body of Christ eat and drink judgment on themselves. 30 That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.(AG) 31 But if we were more discerning with regard to ourselves, we would not come under such judgment.(AH) 32 Nevertheless, when we are judged in this way by the Lord, we are being disciplined(AI) so that we will not be finally condemned with the world.(AJ)

33 So then, my brothers and sisters, when you gather to eat, you should all eat together. 34 Anyone who is hungry(AK) should eat something at home,(AL) so that when you meet together it may not result in judgment.

And when I come(AM) I will give further directions.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 11:3 Or of the wife is her husband
  2. 1 Corinthians 11:7 Or Every man who prays or prophesies with long hair dishonors his head. But every woman who prays or prophesies with no covering of hair dishonors her head—she is just like one of the “shorn women.” If a woman has no covering, let her be for now with short hair; but since it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair shorn or shaved, she should grow it again. A man ought not to have long hair
  3. 1 Corinthians 11:10 Or have a sign of authority on her