Good News Translation w/ Apocrypha GNTA
New International Version NIV
12 For as woman was made from man, in the same way man is born of woman; and it is God who brings everything into existence.
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For as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God.
13 Judge for yourselves whether it is proper for a woman to pray to God in public worship with nothing on her head.
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Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?
14 Why, nature itself teaches you that long hair on a man is a disgrace,
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Does not the very nature of things teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him,
15 but on a woman it is a thing of beauty. Her long hair has been given her to serve as a covering.
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but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering.
16 But if anyone wants to argue about it, all I have to say is that neither we nor the churches of God have any other custom in worship.
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If anyone wants to be contentious about this, we have no other practice—nor do the churches of God.
17 In the following instructions, however, I do not praise you, because your meetings for worship actually do more harm than good.
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In the following directives I have no praise for you, for your meetings do more harm than good.
18 In the first place, I have been told that there are opposing groups in your meetings; and this I believe is partly true
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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.
19 (No doubt there must be divisions among you so that the ones who are in the right may be clearly seen.)
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No doubt there have to be differences among you to show which of you have God’s approval.
20 When you meet together as a group, it is not the Lord's Supper that you eat.
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So then, when you come together, it is not the Lord’s Supper you eat,
21 For as you eat, you each go ahead with your own meal, so that some are hungry while others get drunk.
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for when you are eating, some of you go ahead with your own private suppers. As a result, one person remains hungry and another gets drunk.
22 Don't you have your own homes in which to eat and drink? Or would you rather despise the church of God and put to shame the people who are in need? What do you expect me to say to you about this? Shall I praise you? Of course I don't!
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Don’t you have homes to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God by humiliating those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? Certainly not in this matter!
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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