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

2 Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you. 3 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. 4 Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head. 5 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. 6 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. 7 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. 8 For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man. 9 Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man. 10 For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels. 11 Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord. 12 For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things of God. 13 Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered? 14 Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him? 15 But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering. 16 But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.

17 Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse. 18 For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it. 19 For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you. 20 When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord’s supper. 21 For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken. 22 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. 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: 24 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. 25 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. 26 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death till he come. 27 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. 28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. 29 For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body. 30 For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep. 31 For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. 32 But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world. 33 Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another. 34 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.

1 Wees my navolgers, soos ek dit ook van Christus is.

2 En ek prys julle, broeders, dat julle in alles aan my dink en aan die leringe vashou soos ek dit aan julle oorgelewer het.

3 Maar ek wil hê dat julle moet weet dat Christus die hoof is van elke man, en die man die hoof van die vrou, en God die hoof van Christus.

4 Elke man wat bid of profeteer met iets op sy hoof, doen sy hoof oneer aan;

5 maar elke vrou wat bid of profeteer met onbedekte hoof, doen haar hoof oneer aan; want dit is een en dieselfde asof haar hoof geskeer is.

6 Want as 'n vrou se hoof nie bedek is nie, laat sy dan ook haar hare afsny; maar as dit vir 'n vrou lelik is om haar hare af te sny of te skeer, laat sy haar hoof bedek.

7 Want 'n man moet die hoof nie bedek nie, omdat hy die beeld en heerlikheid van God is; maar die vrou is die heerlikheid van die man.

8 Want die man is nie uit die vrou nie, maar die vrou uit die man.

9 Want die man is ook nie ter wille van die vrou geskape nie, maar die vrou ter wille van die man.

10 Daarom moet die vrou 'n aanduiding van gesag op die hoof hê ter wille van die engele.

11 En tog, in die Here is die man nie sonder die vrou nie, en die vrou ook nie sonder die man nie.

12 Want soos die vrou uit die man is, so is ook die man deur middel van die vrou; maar alles is uit God.

13 Oordeel self: Is dit betaamlik dat 'n vrou met onbedekte hoof tot God bid?

14 Of leer ook die natuur self julle nie dat as 'n man lang hare dra, dit vir hom 'n oneer is nie;

15 maar as 'n vrou lang hare dra, dit vir haar 'n eer is, omdat die lang hare vir haar gegee is as 'n bedekking?

16 Maar as iemand meen om twisgierig te wees, ons het nie so 'n gewoonte nie, en ook die gemeentes van God nie.

17 Maar terwyl ek dit beveel, kan ek dit nie prys nie dat julle saamkom, nie ten goede nie maar ten kwade.

18 Want in die eerste plek hoor ek dat, as julle saamkom in die gemeente, daar skeuringe onder julle is, en gedeeltelik glo ek dit.

19 Want daar moet ook partyskappe onder julle wees, sodat die beproefdes onder julle openbaar kan word.

20 As julle dus saamkom, dan wil dit nie sê dat julle die nagmaal van die Here eet nie.

21 Want as julle eet, gebruik elkeen eers sy eie ete; en die een het honger en die ander is dronk.

22 Het julle dan geen huise om in te eet en te drink nie? Of verag julle die gemeente van God, en maak julle die beskaamd wat nie het nie? Wat sal ek vir julle sê? Sal ek julle prys? Hierin prys ek julle nie.

23 Want ek het van die Here ontvang wat ek ook aan julle oorgelewer het, dat die Here Jesus in die nag waarin Hy verraai is, brood geneem het;

24 en nadat Hy gedank het, het Hy dit gebreek en gesê: Neem, eet; dit is my liggaam wat vir julle gebreek word; doen dit tot my gedagtenis.

25 Net so ook die beker n die ete, met die woorde: Hierdie beker is die nuwe testament in my bloed; doen dit, so dikwels as julle daaruit drink, tot my gedagtenis.

26 Want so dikwels as julle hierdie brood eet en hierdie beker drink, verkondig julle die dood van die Here totdat Hy kom.

27 Wie dan op onwaardige wyse hierdie brood eet of die beker van die Here drink, sal skuldig wees aan die liggaam en bloed van die Here.

28 Maar die mens moet homself beproef en so van die brood eet en uit die beker drink.

29 Want wie op onwaardige wyse eet en drink, eet en drink 'n oordeel oor homself, terwyl hy die liggaam van die Here nie onderskei nie.

30 Daarom is daar onder julle baie swakkes en sieklikes, en 'n aantal het ontslaap.

31 Want as ons onsself beoordeel het, sou ons nie geoordeel word nie.

32 Maar as ons geoordeel word, word ons deur die Here getugtig, sodat ons nie saam met die wêreld veroordeel mag word nie.

33 Daarom, my broeders, as julle saamkom om te eet, wag vir mekaar;

34 en as iemand honger het, laat hom by die huis eet, sodat julle nie tot 'n oordeel saamkom nie. Die ander sake sal ek reël wanneer ek kom.