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1 Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.
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1 Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.
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2 Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.
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2 I praise you for remembering me in everything and for holding to the teachings, just as I passed them on to you.
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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.
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3 Now I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.
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4 Every man praying or prophesying , having his head covered, dishonoureth his head.
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4 Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head.
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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 .
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5 And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head--it is just as though her head were shaved.
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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 .
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6 If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off; and if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head.
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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.
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7 A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.
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8 For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.
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8 For man did not come from woman, but woman from man;
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9 Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.
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9 neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.
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10 For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.
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10 For this reason, and because of the angels, the woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head.
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11 Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.
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11 In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.
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12 For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things of God.
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12 For as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God.
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13 Judge in yourselves : is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?
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13 Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?
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14 Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair , it is a shame unto him?
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14 Does not the very nature of things teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him,
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15 But if a woman have long hair , it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.
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15 but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering.
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16 But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.
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16 If anyone wants to be contentious about this, we have no other practice--nor do the churches of God.
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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.
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17 In the following directives I have no praise for you, for your meetings do more harm than good.
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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.
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18 In the first place, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and to some extent I believe it.
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19 For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.
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19 No doubt there have to be differences among you to show which of you have God's approval.
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20 When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's supper.
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20 When you come together, it is not the Lord's Supper you eat,
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21 For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry , and another is drunken .
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21 for as you eat, each of you goes ahead without waiting for anybody else. One remains hungry, another gets drunk.
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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.
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22 Don't you have homes to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? Certainly not!
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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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23 For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread,
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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.
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24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, "This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me."
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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.
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25 In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me."
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26 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come .
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26 For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.
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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.
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27 Therefore, 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.
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28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.
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28 A man ought to examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup.
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29 For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.
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29 For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body of the Lord eats and drinks judgment on himself.
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30 For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep .
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30 That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.
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31 For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged .
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31 But if we judged ourselves, we would not come under judgment.
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32 But when we are judged , we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.
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32 When we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.
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33 Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat , tarry one for another.
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33 So then, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for each other.
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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 .
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34 If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you meet together it may not result in judgment. And when I come I will give further directions.
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