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    1 Corinthians 11

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    A church gathering becomes so disorderly that the speaker says it is not the Lord’s Supper at all: one person eats ahead, another remains hungry, and another gets drunk.

    Heads, hair, and the angelsvv. 1–16

    The chapter opens with imitation, tradition, and a rather elaborate arrangement of heads: Christ over man, man over woman, and God over Christ. Men praying or prophesying with covered heads dishonor their heads; women doing so uncovered dishonor theirs, with hair, shaving, glory, and covering all brought briskly into the discussion. Then comes the splendidly unexplained detail: a woman’s head should bear “a sign of authority” because of the angels. The argument finally folds back upon itself: woman came from man, man is born of woman, and everything comes from God.

    A supper that has gone badly wrongvv. 17–34

    The tone turns sharply: the gatherings do more harm than good, divisions appear, and the shared supper ceases to look shared. Each person goes ahead with a meal, one remains hungry, another gets drunk, and the speaker declines to offer praise with unusual force. Against this spectacle stands Jesus on the night of His betrayal, taking bread and the cup and giving them their remembrance. The meal proclaims the Lord’s death until He comes, so eating without recognizing the body becomes judgment; the resulting weakness, sickness, and deaths are described as the consequence. The practical ending is wonderfully plain: wait for one another, and let the hungry eat at home.

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    1. 1 Cor 11:1You are to imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.

    2. 1 Cor 11:2Now I commend you for remembering me in everything and for maintaining the traditions, just as I passed them on to you.

    3. 1 Cor 11:3But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.

    4. 1 Cor 11:4Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head.

    5. 1 Cor 11:5And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for it is just as if her head were shaved.

    6. 1 Cor 11:6If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off. And if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head.

    7. 1 Cor 11:7A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.

    8. 1 Cor 11:8For man did not come from woman, but woman from man.

    9. 1 Cor 11:9Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.

    10. 1 Cor 11:10For this reason a woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.

    11. 1 Cor 11:11In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.

    12. 1 Cor 11:12For just as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God.

    13. 1 Cor 11:13Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?

    14. 1 Cor 11:14Doesn’t nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him,

    15. 1 Cor 11:15but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering.

    16. 1 Cor 11:16If anyone is inclined to dispute this, we have no other practice, nor do the churches of God.

    17. 1 Cor 11:17In the following instructions I have no praise to offer, because your gatherings do more harm than good.

    18. 1 Cor 11:18First of all, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.

    19. 1 Cor 11:19And indeed, there must be differences among you to show which of you are approved.

    20. 1 Cor 11:20Now then, when you come together, it is not the Lord’s Supper you eat.

    21. 1 Cor 11:21For as you eat, each of you goes ahead without sharing his meal. While one remains hungry, another gets drunk.

    22. 1 Cor 11:22Don’t you have your own homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What can I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? No, I will not!

    23. 1 Cor 11:23For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread,

    24. 1 Cor 11:24and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”

    25. 1 Cor 11:25In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”

    26. 1 Cor 11:26For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.

    27. 1 Cor 11:27Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.

    28. 1 Cor 11:28Each one must examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup.

    29. 1 Cor 11:29For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body eats and drinks judgment on himself.

    30. 1 Cor 11:30That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.

    31. 1 Cor 11:31Now if we judged ourselves properly, we would not come under judgment.

    32. 1 Cor 11:32But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.

    33. 1 Cor 11:33So, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.

    34. 1 Cor 11:34If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you come together it will not result in judgment. And when I come, I will give instructions about the remaining matters.

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    • 1Philippians 3:17Join one another in following my example, brothers, and carefully observe those who walk according to the pattern we set for you.
    • 11 Thessalonians 1:6And you became imitators of us and of the Lord when you welcomed the message with the joy of the Holy Spirit, in spite of your great suffering.
    • 1Ephesians 5:1–2Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,
    • 11 Corinthians 4:16Therefore I urge you to imitate me.
    • 1Hebrews 6:12Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
    • 27John 6:51I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.”
    • 28Galatians 6:4Each one should test his own work. Then he will have reason to boast in himself alone, and not in someone else.
    • 1Philippians 2:4–5Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.
    • 24John 6:53–58So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of Man, you have no life in you.
    • 271 Corinthians 10:21You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too.
    • 3Genesis 3:16To the woman He said: “I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”
    • 23Luke 22:19–20And He took the bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body, given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”
    • 12 Thessalonians 3:9Not that we lack this right, but we wanted to offer ourselves as an example for you to imitate.
    • 282 Corinthians 13:5Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Jesus Christ is in you—unless you fail the test?
    • 25Luke 22:20In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is poured out for you.
    • 27Hebrews 10:29How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace?

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