I CORINTHIANS CHAPTER XI

BE ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. 
2 Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember 
me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I 
delivered them unto you. 
3 But I would have you know, that the head of 
every man is Christ; and the head of the woman 
is the man; and the head of Christ is God. 
4 Every man praying or prophesying, have his 
head covered, dishonoureth his head.
5 But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth 
with her head uncovered, dishonoureth her head: 
for that is even all one as if she were shaven. 
6 For if the woman be not covered, let her also 
be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or
shaven, let her be covered. 
7 For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, 
forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but 
the woman is the glory of the man. 
8 For the man is not of the woman, but the woman of the man. 
9 Neither was the man created for the woman,
But the woman for the man.
10 For this cause ought the woman to have power on 
her head, because of the angels.
11 Nevertheless, neither is the man without the woman, neither 
the woman without the man, in the Lord. 
12 For as the woman is of the man, even so is the 
man also by the woman; but all things of God.
13 Judge in yourselves: Is it comely that a woman 
pray unto God uncovered?
14 Doth not even nature itself teach you, that if 
a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?
15 But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory
to her: for her hair is given her for a covering. 
16 But if any man seem to be contentious, we 
have no such custom, neither the churches of God. 
17 Now in this that I declare unto you, I praise 
you not, that ye come together not for the better, 
but for the worse.
18 For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be division among you;
and I partly believe it. 
19 For there must be also heresies among you,
that they which are approved may be made manifest 
among you.
20 When ye come together therefore into one place, 
this is not to eat the Lord's supper.
21 For in eating every one taketh before other his own 
supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken.
22 What! have ye not houses to eat and to drink in?
or despise ye the church of God, and shame 
them that have not? What shall I say to you? 
shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.
23 For I have received of the Lord, that which 
also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus, the 
same night in which he was betrayed, took bread: 
24 And when he had given thanks, he brake it, 
and said, Take eat: this is my body, which is broken
for you: this do in remembrance of me.
25 After the same manner also he took the cup,
when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new
testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye 
drink it, in remembrance of me. 
26 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink 
this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come. 
27 Wherefore, whosoever shall eat this bread, 
and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be 
guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. 
28 But let a man examine himself, and so let
him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.
29 For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily
eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not 
discerning the Lord's body.
30 For this cause many are weak and sickly among you,
and many sleep.
31 For if we would judge ourselves, we should 
not be judged. 
32 But when we are judged, we are chastened
of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with 
the world. 
33 Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to 
eat, tarry one for another. 
34 And if any man hunger, let him eat at home: 
that ye come not together unto condemnation. And 
the rest will I set in order when I come.