1 Corinthians 11
New International Version
11 1 Follow my example,(A) as I follow the example of Christ.(B)
On Covering the Head in Worship
2 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) 3 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) 4 Every man who prays or prophesies(I) with his head covered dishonors his head. 5 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) 6 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.
7 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. 8 For man did not come from woman, but woman from man;(M) 9 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 Corinthians 11:3 Or of the wife is her husband
- 1 Corinthians 11:7 Or 4 Every man who prays or prophesies with long hair dishonors his head. 5 But every woman who prays or prophesies with no covering of hair dishonors her head—she is just like one of the “shorn women.” 6 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. 7 A man ought not to have long hair
- 1 Corinthians 11:10 Or have a sign of authority on her
1 Corintios 11
Traducción en lenguaje actual
Cómo participar en las reuniones de la iglesia
11 Así que sigan mi ejemplo, como yo sigo el ejemplo de Cristo.
2 Los felicito, porque ustedes siempre se acuerdan de mí y obedecen mis enseñanzas. 3 Ahora quiero que sepan esto: Cristo es el origen del varón, el varón es el origen de la mujer y Dios es el origen de Cristo.
4 Si el hombre ora a Dios, o habla en su nombre, con la cabeza cubierta, le falta el respeto a Cristo. 5 Y si la mujer ora a Dios, o habla en su nombre, sin cubrirse la cabeza, le falta el respeto al hombre. Es lo mismo que si se afeitara la cabeza. 6 Si la mujer no quiere cubrirse la cabeza, entonces que se la afeite. Pero si le da vergüenza afeitársela, entonces que se la cubra.
7 El hombre no debe cubrirse la cabeza, pues refleja la grandeza de Dios. La mujer, por su parte, refleja la grandeza del hombre. 8 Porque Dios no sacó de la mujer al hombre, sino que del hombre sacó a la mujer. 9 Y no creó Dios al hombre por causa de la mujer, sino a la mujer por causa del hombre. 10 Por eso, la mujer debe ejercer control sobre su cabeza, para respeto a los ángeles.
11 Sin embargo, para nosotros los cristianos, ni la mujer existe sin el hombre, ni el hombre existe sin la mujer. 12 Es verdad que a la primera mujer Dios la sacó del primer hombre, pero también es verdad que ahora todos los hombres nacen de una mujer. Pero tanto el hombre como la mujer, y todo lo que existe, han sido creados por Dios.
13 Piensen ustedes mismos si está bien que la mujer ore a Dios con la cabeza descubierta. 14 Según nuestras costumbres, es una vergüenza que el hombre se deje crecer el cabello, 15 pero no lo es que la mujer se lo deje crecer. Y es que Dios le dio el cabello largo para que se cubra la cabeza. 16 En todo caso, si alguien no está de acuerdo con esto y quiere discutirlo, le digo que ni nosotros ni las iglesias de Dios conocemos otra forma de actuar.
La Cena del Señor
17 Hay algo de lo que no puedo felicitarlos, y son las reuniones que ustedes tienen. En vez de serles de ayuda, los perjudican. 18 Para empezar, me han dicho que, cuando ustedes se reúnen como iglesia, no se llevan bien, sino que se dividen en grupos y se pelean entre sí. Yo creo que en esto hay algo de verdad. 19 En realidad, todo esto tiene que pasar para que se vea quiénes son los verdaderos seguidores de Cristo. 20-21 Según entiendo, cuando ustedes se reúnen, cada uno se apura a comer su propia comida y no espera a los demás. Así resulta que algunos se quedan con hambre, mientras que otros se emborrachan. ¡Y eso ya no es participar en la Cena del Señor! 22 Más bien, eso es una falta de respeto a la iglesia de Dios, y es poner en vergüenza a los pobres. Si lo que quieren es comer y emborracharse, ¡mejor quédense en sus casas! ¿O esperan acaso que los felicite? ¡Pues no hay razón para felicitarlos!
23 Lo que el Señor Jesucristo me enseñó, es lo mismo que yo les he enseñado a ustedes: La noche en que el Señor Jesús fue traicionado, tomó en sus manos pan, 24 dio gracias a Dios, lo partió en pedazos y dijo: «Esto es mi cuerpo, que es entregado en favor de ustedes. Cuando coman de este pan, acuérdense de mí.» 25 Después de cenar, Jesús tomó en sus manos la copa y dijo: «Esta copa de vino es mi sangre. Con ella, Dios hace un nuevo compromiso con ustedes. Cada vez que beban de esta copa, acuérdense de mí.» 26 Así que, cada vez que ustedes comen de ese pan, o beben de esa copa, anuncian la muerte del Señor Jesús hasta el día en que él vuelva.
Cómo participar en la Cena del Señor
27 Por eso, si una persona come del pan o bebe de la copa del Señor Jesucristo sin darle la debida importancia, peca en contra del cuerpo y de la sangre de Jesucristo. 28 Por lo tanto, antes de comer del pan y beber de la copa, cada uno debe preguntarse si está actuando bien o mal. 29 Porque Dios va a castigar al que coma del pan y beba de la copa sin darse cuenta de que se trata del cuerpo de Cristo. 30 Por eso algunos de ustedes están débiles o enfermos, y otros ya han muerto.
31-32 El Señor Jesucristo se fija en nuestra conducta. Él nos corrige para que aprendamos, y para que así no tengamos que ser castigados junto con la gente de este mundo que no cree en él. Si pensamos bien lo que hacemos, no seremos castigados.
33 Por eso, hermanos míos, cuando se junten para comer, esperen a que todos estén reunidos. 34 Si alguno tiene hambre, es mejor que coma en su casa. Así Dios no tendrá que castigarlos por su comportamiento en las reuniones.
En cuanto a las otras preguntas que me hicieron, ya les daré instrucciones cuando vaya a visitarlos.
1 Corinthians 11
English Standard Version
11 (A)Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.
Head Coverings
2 Now I commend you (B)because you remember me in everything and (C)maintain the traditions (D)even as I delivered them to you. 3 But I want you to understand that (E)the head of every man is Christ, (F)the head of a wife[a] is her husband,[b] and (G)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 (H)prophesies (I)with her head uncovered dishonors her head, since it is the same (J)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 (K)he is the image and glory of God, but (L)woman is the glory of man. 8 For (M)man was not made from woman, but woman from man. 9 Neither was man created for woman, but (N)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, (O)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 (P)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 (Q)If anyone is inclined to be contentious, we have no such practice, nor do (R)the churches of God.
The Lord's Supper
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, (S)I hear that there are divisions among you. And I believe it in part,[e] 19 for (T)there must be factions among you in order (U)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, (V)another gets drunk. 22 What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise (W)the church of God and (X)humiliate those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I commend you in this? No, I will not.
23 For (Y)I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that (Z)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[f] you. Do this in remembrance of me.”[g] 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 death (AA)until he comes.
27 (AB)Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord (AC)in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning (AD)the body and blood of the Lord. 28 (AE)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 some (AF)have died.[h] 31 (AG)But if we judged[i] ourselves truly, we would not be judged. 32 But when we are judged by the Lord, (AH)we are disciplined[j] so that we may not be (AI)condemned along with the world.
33 So then, my brothers,[k] when you come together to eat, wait for[l] one another— 34 (AJ)if anyone is hungry, (AK)let him eat at home—so that when you come together it will not be for judgment. About the other things (AL)I will give directions (AM)when I come.
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 11:3 Greek gunē. This term may refer to a woman or a wife, depending on the context
- 1 Corinthians 11:3 Greek anēr. This term may refer to a man or a husband, depending on the context
- 1 Corinthians 11:5 In verses 5–13, the Greek word gunē is translated wife in verses that deal with wearing a veil, a sign of being married in first-century culture
- 1 Corinthians 11:10 Or messengers, that is, people sent to observe and report
- 1 Corinthians 11:18 Or I believe a certain report
- 1 Corinthians 11:24 Some manuscripts broken for
- 1 Corinthians 11:24 Or as my memorial; also verse 25
- 1 Corinthians 11:30 Greek have fallen asleep (as in 15:6, 20)
- 1 Corinthians 11:31 Or discerned
- 1 Corinthians 11:32 Or when we are judged we are being disciplined by the Lord
- 1 Corinthians 11:33 Or brothers and sisters
- 1 Corinthians 11:33 Or share with
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