1 Corinthians 11

Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.

Follow my example, just as I follow Christ's.

Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.

I'm deeply touched, my friends, that you remember me and faithfully follow the teachings I shared with you.

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.

Just so you understand, Christ is the guide for every man, a man is the guide for a woman, and God is the guide for Christ.

Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head.

When a man prays or speaks God's words with his head covered, he disrespects himself.

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.

Any woman who prays or shares God's word without covering her head disrespects herself. It's as if she has shaved her head.

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.

If a woman doesn't wear a head covering, she might as well cut her hair. But if it's considered disgraceful for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved, then she should cover her head.

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.

A man should not cover his head, for he is God's image and reflects His magnificence. Yet, a woman is the radiant pride of a man.

For the man is not of the woman: but the woman of the man.

The man does not originate from the woman, rather, the woman comes from the man.

Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.

Man wasn't made to serve woman; rather, woman was created to accompany man.

For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.

For this reason, a woman should have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.

Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.

In God's eyes, both man and woman are incomplete without each other.

For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things of God.

Just as a woman originates from a man, so too does a man come through a woman; yet everything originates from God.

Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?

Ask yourself, is it right for a woman to pray to God without her head covered?

Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?

Doesn't your own instinct tell you that a man with long hair is considered less respectable?

But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.

When a woman has long hair, it's a beautiful sight, a gift to her, serving as her natural veil.

But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.

If anyone appears argumentative, we don't practice that, nor do God's churches.

Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse.

I'm not praising you for this: when you gather, it's not for improvement, but rather for harm.

For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.

When you all gather at the church, I've heard there are disagreements among you, and I somewhat believe it.

For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.

There must be differing beliefs among you, so those who are truly faithful can shine through.

When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord’s supper.

When you all gather in one place, it isn't really the Lord's Supper you're eating.

For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken.

When it's time to eat, each of you selfishly goes ahead with your own meal, so one is left hungry while another gets drunk.

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.

Don't you have homes where you can eat and drink? Do you look down on God's church and embarrass those who have nothing? What should I say to you? Should I commend you for this? I certainly will not.

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:

I've shared with you the sacred truth given to me by God. On the night Jesus was betrayed, He took bread.

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.

With gratitude in his heart, he broke the bread, saying, "Eat this, this is my body, given up for you. Do this to remember me."

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.

In the same way, he picked up the cup after dinner, saying, "This cup is the new covenant made through my blood. Every time you drink from it, remember me."

For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death till he come.

Every time you eat this bread and drink from this cup, you're remembering and honoring the Lord's sacrifice until His return.

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.

Anyone who eats this bread and drinks from this cup disrespectfully, will be held responsible for dishonoring the Lord's body and blood.

But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.

Before you partake of this meal, take a moment to reflect on your actions and intentions, then enjoy the bread and sip from the cup.

For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body.

If you disrespectfully eat and drink, failing to recognize the Lord's body, you eat and drink judgment on yourself.

For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.

Because of this, many among you are frail and unwell, and quite a few have died.

For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.

If we honestly judged our own actions, we wouldn't come under God's judgment.

But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.

When the Lord judges us, He is disciplining us, so that we won't be condemned along with the world.

Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another.

My dear brothers and sisters, when you gather to share a meal, wait for each other with patience and love.

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.

If you're hungry, eat at home to avoid judgement when you gather. I'll sort out the rest when I arrive.