| King James Bible | New Living Translation |
| 1Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. | 1And you should imitate me, just as I imitate Christ. |
| 2Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you. | 2I am so glad that you always keep me in your thoughts, and that you are following the teachings I passed on to you. |
| 3But 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. | 3But there is one thing I want you to know: The head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God. |
| 4Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head. | 4A man dishonors his head if he covers his head while praying or prophesying. |
| 5But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven. | 5But a woman dishonors her head if she prays or prophesies without a covering on her head, for this is the same as shaving her head. |
| 6For 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. | 6Yes, if she refuses to wear a head covering, she should cut off all her hair! But since it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut or her head shaved, she should wear a covering. |
| 7For 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. | 7A man should not wear anything on his head when worshiping, for man is made in God's image and reflects God's glory. And woman reflects man's glory. |
| 8For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man. | 8For the first man didn't come from woman, but the first woman came from man. |
| 9Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man. | 9And man was not made for woman, but woman was made for man. |
| 10For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels. | 10For this reason, and because the angels are watching, a woman should wear a covering on her head to show she is under authority. |
| 11Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord. | 11But among the Lord's people, women are not independent of men, and men are not independent of women. |
| 12For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things of God. | 12For although the first woman came from man, every other man was born from a woman, and everything comes from God. |
| 13Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered? | 13Judge for yourselves. Is it right for a woman to pray to God in public without covering her head? |
| 14Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him? | 14Isn't it obvious that it's disgraceful for a man to have long hair? |
| 15But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering. | 15And isn't long hair a woman's pride and joy? For it has been given to her as a covering. |
| 16But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God. | 16But if anyone wants to argue about this, I simply say that we have no other custom than this, and neither do God's other churches. |
| 17Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse. | 17But in the following instructions, I cannot praise you. For it sounds as if more harm than good is done when you meet together. |
| 18For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it. | 18First, I hear that there are divisions among you when you meet as a church, and to some extent I believe it. |
| 19For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you. | 19But, of course, there must be divisions among you so that you who have God's approval will be recognized! |
| 20When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's supper. | 20When you meet together, you are not really interested in the Lord's Supper. |
| 21For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken. | 21For some of you hurry to eat your own meal without sharing with others. As a result, some go hungry while others get drunk. |
| 22What? 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. | 22What? Don't you have your own homes for eating and drinking? Or do you really want to disgrace God's church and shame the poor? What am I supposed to say? Do you want me to praise you? Well, I certainly will not praise you for this! |
| 23For 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: | 23For I pass on to you what I received from the Lord himself. On the night when he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread |
| 24And 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. | 24and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it in pieces and said, "This is my body, which is given for you. Do this to remember me." |
| 25After 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. | 25In the same way, he took the cup of wine after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant between God and his people--an agreement confirmed with my blood. Do this to remember me as often as you drink it." |
| 26For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come. | 26For every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are announcing the Lord's death until he comes again. |
| 27Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. | 27So anyone who eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord unworthily is guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. |
| 28But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. | 28That is why you should examine yourself before eating the bread and drinking the cup. |
| 29For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. | 29For if you eat the bread or drink the cup without honoring the body of Christ, you are eating and drinking God's judgment upon yourself. |
| 30For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep. | 30That is why many of you are weak and sick and some have even died. |
| 31For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. | 31But if we would examine ourselves, we would not be judged by God in this way. |
| 32But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world. | 32Yet when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned along with the world. |
| 33Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another. | 33So, my dear brothers and sisters, when you gather for the Lord's Supper, wait for each other. |
| 34And 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. | 34If you are really hungry, eat at home so you won't bring judgment upon yourselves when you meet together. I'll give you instructions about the other matters after I arrive. |
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