1 Corinthians 10:23-11:16

English Standard Version

Do All to the Glory of God

^23 (A)“All things are lawful,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful,” but not all things build up. ^24 (B)Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor. ^25 (C)Eat whatever is sold in the meat market without raising any question on the ground of conscience. ²⁶ For ^(D)“the earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof.” ²⁷ If one of the unbelievers invites you to dinner and you are disposed to go, ^(E)eat whatever is set before you without raising any question on the ground of conscience. ²⁸ But if someone says to you, “This has been offered in sacrifice,” then do not eat it, for the sake of the one who informed you, and for the sake of conscience— ²⁹ I do not mean ^(F)your conscience, but his. For ^(G)why should my liberty be determined by someone else's conscience? ³⁰ If I partake with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that ^(H)for which I give thanks?

³¹ So, whether you eat or drink, or ^(I)whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. ^32 (J)Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks or to ^(K)the church of God, ³³ just as ^(L)I try to please everyone in everything I do, ^(M)not seeking my own advantage, but that of many, that they may be saved.

11 ^(N)Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.

Head Coverings

² Now I commend you ^(O)because you remember me in everything and ^(P)maintain the traditions ^(Q)even as I delivered them to you. ³ But I want you to understand that ^(R)the head of every man is Christ, ^(S)the head of a wife^[a] is her husband,^[b] and ^(T)the head of Christ is God. ⁴ Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head, ⁵ but every wife^[c] who prays or ^(U)prophesies ^(V)with her head uncovered dishonors her head, since it is the same ^(W)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, since ^(X)he is the image and glory of God, but ^(Y)woman is the glory of man. ⁸ For ^(Z)man was not made from woman, but woman from man. ⁹ Neither was man created for woman, but ^(AA)woman for man. ¹⁰ That is why a wife ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.^{[d] 11} Nevertheless, ^(AB)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. And ^(AC)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 (AD)If anyone is inclined to be contentious, we have no such practice, nor do ^(AE)the churches of God.