English Bible Presentation Sharing - 1-Corinthians Book, chapter 11, verse 16 in Erven Version

1 Corinthians 11 : 1 (ERVEN)

Follow my example, just as I follow the example of Christ.

1 Corinthians 11 : 2 (ERVEN)

I praise you because you remember me in all things. You follow closely the teachings I gave you.

1 Corinthians 11 : 3 (ERVEN)

But I want you to understand this: The head of every man is Christ. And the head of a woman is the man. And the head of Christ is God.

1 Corinthians 11 : 4 (ERVEN)

Every man who prophesies or prays with his head covered brings shame to his head.

1 Corinthians 11 : 5 (ERVEN)

But every woman who prays or prophesies should have her head covered. If her head is not covered, she brings shame to her head. Then she is the same as a woman who has her head shaved.

1 Corinthians 11 : 6 (ERVEN)

If a woman does not cover her head, it is the same as cutting off all her hair. But it is shameful for a woman to cut off her hair or to shave her head. So she should cover her head.

1 Corinthians 11 : 7 (ERVEN)

But a man should not cover his head, because he is made like God and is God's glory. But woman is man's glory.

1 Corinthians 11 : 8 (ERVEN)

Man did not come from woman. Woman came from man.

1 Corinthians 11 : 9 (ERVEN)

And man was not made for woman. Woman was made for man.

1 Corinthians 11 : 10 (ERVEN)

So that is why a woman should have her head covered with something that shows she is under authority. Also, she should do this because of the angels.

1 Corinthians 11 : 11 (ERVEN)

But in the Lord the woman needs the man, and the man needs the woman.

1 Corinthians 11 : 12 (ERVEN)

This is true because woman came from man, but also man is born from woman. Really, everything comes from God.

1 Corinthians 11 : 13 (ERVEN)

Decide this for yourselves: Is it right for a woman to pray to God without something on her head?

1 Corinthians 11 : 14 (ERVEN)

Even nature itself teaches you that wearing long hair is shameful for a man.

1 Corinthians 11 : 15 (ERVEN)

But wearing long hair is a woman's honor. Long hair is given to the woman to cover her head.

1 Corinthians 11 : 16 (ERVEN)

Some people may still want to argue about this. But we and the churches of God don't accept what those people are doing.

1 Corinthians 11 : 17 (ERVEN)

In the things I tell you now I don't praise you. Your meetings hurt you more than they help you.

1 Corinthians 11 : 18 (ERVEN)

First, I hear that when you meet together as a church you are divided. And this is not hard to believe

1 Corinthians 11 : 19 (ERVEN)

because of your idea that you must have separate groups to show who the real believers are!

1 Corinthians 11 : 20 (ERVEN)

When you all come together, it is not really the Lord's Supper you are eating.

1 Corinthians 11 : 21 (ERVEN)

I say this because when you eat, each one eats without waiting for the others. Some people don't get enough to eat or drink, while others have too much.

1 Corinthians 11 : 22 (ERVEN)

You can eat and drink in your own homes. It seems that you think God's church is not important. You embarrass those who are poor. What can I say? Should I praise you? No, I cannot praise you for this.

1 Corinthians 11 : 23 (ERVEN)

The teaching I gave you is the same that I received from the Lord: On the night when the Lord Jesus was handed over to be killed, he took bread

1 Corinthians 11 : 24 (ERVEN)

and gave thanks for it. Then he divided the bread and said, "This is my body; it is for you. Eat this to remember me."

1 Corinthians 11 : 25 (ERVEN)

In the same way, after they ate, Jesus took the cup of wine. He said, "This cup represents the new agreement from God, which begins with my blood sacrifice. When you drink this, do it to remember me."

1 Corinthians 11 : 26 (ERVEN)

This means that every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are telling others about the Lord's death until he comes again.

1 Corinthians 11 : 27 (ERVEN)

So if you eat the bread or drink the cup of the Lord in a way that does not fit its meaning, you are sinning against the body and the blood of the Lord.

1 Corinthians 11 : 28 (ERVEN)

Before you eat the bread and drink the cup, you should examine your own attitude.

1 Corinthians 11 : 29 (ERVEN)

If you eat and drink without paying attention to those who are the Lord's body, your eating and drinking will cause you to be judged guilty.

1 Corinthians 11 : 30 (ERVEN)

That is why many in your group are sick and weak, and many have died.

1 Corinthians 11 : 31 (ERVEN)

But if we judged ourselves in the right way, then God would not judge us.

1 Corinthians 11 : 32 (ERVEN)

But when the Lord judges us, he punishes us to show us the right way. He does this so that we will not be condemned with the world.

1 Corinthians 11 : 33 (ERVEN)

So, my brothers and sisters, when you come together to eat, wait for each other.

1 Corinthians 11 : 34 (ERVEN)

If some are too hungry to wait, they should eat at home. Do this so that your meeting together will not bring God's judgment on you. I will tell you what to do about the other things when I come.