New King James Version

Darby Bible Translation

Worship and the Lord’s Supper

Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ.

Roles in Worship

Be my imitators, even as *I* also [am] of Christ.

Head Coverings

Now I praise you, brethren, that you remember me in all things and keep the traditions just as I delivered them to you.

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Now I praise you, that in all things ye are mindful of me; and that as I have directed you, ye keep the directions.

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But I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.

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But I wish you to know that the Christ is the head of every man, but woman's head [is] the man, and the Christ's head God.

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Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonors his head.

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Every man praying or prophesying, having [anything] on his head, puts his head to shame.

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But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for that is one and the same as if her head were shaved.

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But every woman praying or prophesying with her head uncovered puts her own head to shame; for it is one and the same as a shaved [woman].

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For if a woman is not covered, let her also be shorn. But if it is shameful for a woman to be shorn or shaved, let her be covered.

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For if a woman be not covered, let her hair also be cut off. But if [it be] shameful to a woman to have her hair cut off or to be shaved, let her be covered.

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For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but woman is the glory of man.

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For man indeed ought not to have his head covered, being God's image and glory; but woman is man's glory.

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For man is not from woman, but woman from man.

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For man is not of woman, but woman of man.

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Nor was man created for the woman, but woman for the man.

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For also man was not created for the sake of the woman, but woman for the sake of the man.

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For this reason the woman ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.

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Therefore ought the woman to have authority on her head, on account of the angels.

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Nevertheless, neither is man independent of woman, nor woman independent of man, in the Lord.

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However, neither [is] woman without man, nor man without woman, in [the] Lord.

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For as woman came from man, even so man also comes through woman; but all things are from God.

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For as the woman [is] of the man, so also [is] the man by the woman, but all things of God.

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Judge among yourselves. Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?

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Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman should pray to God uncovered?

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Does not even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him?

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Does not even nature itself teach you, that man, if he have long hair, it is a dishonour to him?

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But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her; for her hair is given [a]to her for a covering.

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But woman, if she have long hair, [it is] glory to her; for the long hair is given [to her] in lieu of a veil.

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But if anyone seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, nor do the churches of God.

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But if any one think to be contentious, *we* have no such custom, nor the assemblies of God.

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Conduct at the Lord’s Supper

Now in giving these instructions I do not praise you, since you come together not for the better but for the worse.

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Observing the Lord's Supper

But [in] prescribing [to you on] this [which I now enter on], I do not praise, [namely,] that ye come together, not for the better, but for the worse.

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For first of all, when you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.

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For first, when ye come together in assembly, I hear there exist divisions among you, and I partly give credit [to it].

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For there must also be factions among you, that those who are approved may be [b]recognized among you.

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For there must also be sects among you, that the approved may become manifest among you.

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Therefore when you come together in one place, it is not to eat the Lord’s Supper.

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When ye come therefore together into one place, it is not to eat [the] Lord's supper.

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For in eating, each one takes his own supper ahead of others; and one is hungry and another is drunk.

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For each one in eating takes his *own* supper before [others], and one is hungry and another drinks to excess.

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What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and shame [c]those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I do not praise you.

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Have ye not then houses for eating and drinking? or do ye despise the assembly of God, and put to shame them who have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you? In this [point] I do not praise.

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Institution of the Lord’s Supper

For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread;

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For *I* received from the Lord, that which I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus, in the night in which he was delivered up, took bread,

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and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, [d]“Take, eat; this is My body which is [e]broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”

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and having given thanks broke [it], and said, This is my body, which [is] for you: this do in remembrance of me.

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In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”

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In like manner also the cup, after having supped, saying, This cup is the new covenant in my blood: this do, as often as ye shall drink [it], in remembrance of me.

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For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.

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For as often as ye shall eat this bread, and drink the cup, ye announce the death of the Lord, until he come.

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Examine Yourself

Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and [f]blood of the Lord.

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So that whosoever shall eat the bread, or drink the cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty in respect of the body and of the blood of the Lord.

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But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup.

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But let a man prove himself, and thus eat of the bread, and drink of the cup.

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For he who eats and drinks [g]in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the [h]Lord’s body.

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For [the] eater and drinker eats and drinks judgment to himself, not distinguishing the body.

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For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many [i]sleep.

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On this account many among you [are] weak and infirm, and a good many are fallen asleep.

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For if we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged.

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But if we judged ourselves, so were we not judged.

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But when we are judged, we are chastened by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.

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But being judged, we are disciplined of [the] Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.

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Therefore, my brethren, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.

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So that, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, wait for one another.

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But if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, lest you come together for judgment. And the rest I will set in order when I come.

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If any one be hungry, let him eat at home, that ye may not come together for judgment. But the other things, whenever I come, I will set in order.

Parallel

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1 Corinthians 11

1 Corinthians 11