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1 Corinthians 11:8-23
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
1 Corinthians 11:8-23
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
8 For the man is not of the woman, but the woman of the man.
9 For the man was not created for the woman, but the woman for the man.
10 Therefore ought the woman to have a power over her head, because of the angels.
11 But yet neither is the man without the woman, nor the woman without the man, in the Lord.
12 For as the woman is of the man, so also is the man by the woman: but all things of God.
13 You yourselves judge: doth it become a woman, to pray unto God uncovered?
14 Doth not even nature itself teach you, that a man indeed, if he nourish his hair, it is a shame unto him?
15 But if a woman nourish her hair, it is a glory to her; for her hair is given to her for a covering.
16 But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, nor the church of God.
17 Now this I ordain: not praising you, that you come together not for the better, but for the worse.
18 For first of all I hear that when you come together in the church, there are schisms among you; and in part I believe it.
19 For there must be also heresies: that they also, who are approved, may be made manifest among you.
20 When you come therefore together into one place, it is not now to eat the Lord's supper.
21 For every one taketh before his own supper to eat. And one indeed is hungry and another is drunk.
22 What, have you not houses to eat and to drink in? Or despise ye the church of God; and put them to shame that have not? What shall I say to you? Do 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.
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1 Corinthians 11:8-23
New International Version
1 Corinthians 11:8-23
New International Version
8 For man did not come from woman, but woman from man;(A) 9 neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.(B) 10 It is for this reason that a woman ought to have authority over her own[a] 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.(C)
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.(D)
Correcting an Abuse of the Lord’s Supper(E)
17 In the following directives I have no praise for you,(F) 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(G) 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.(H) 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.(I) 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(J) by humiliating those who have nothing?(K) What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you?(L) Certainly not in this matter!
23 For I received from the Lord(M) what I also passed on to you:(N) The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread,
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 11:10 Or have a sign of authority on her
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