¶ Be ye¹ followers of me, even² as I also am of Christ.

Now I praise³ you, brethren, that⁴ ye remember me in all things, and keep⁵ the ordinances⁶, as I delivered them to you.

But I would have you know, that the head of every⁷ man is Christ; and the head of the⁸ woman is the man; and the head of Christ⁹ is God.

Every man praying or¹⁰ prophesying, having¹¹ his head covered, dishonoureth his head.

But every woman that prayeth or¹² prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven¹³.

For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but¹⁴ if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.

For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is¹⁵ the image and glory of God: but¹⁶ the woman is the glory of the man.

¹⁷For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.

Neither was the man created¹⁸ for the woman; but the woman for the man.

¶ For this cause ought the woman to have power¹⁹ on her head because²⁰ of the angels.

²¹Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.

For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but²² all things of God.

²³Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?

Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if²⁴ a man have long hair, it is²⁵ a shame unto him?

But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering²⁶.

But if any man seem²⁷ to be contentious, we have no such²⁸ custom, neither the churches²⁹ of God.

¶ Now in this that I declare unto you I praise³⁰ you not, that ye³¹ come together not for the better, but for the worse.

For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear³² that there be divisions³³ among you; and I partly believe it.

For there³⁴ must be also heresies³⁵ among you, that they which³⁶ are approved may be made manifest among you.

¶ When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat³⁷ the Lord's supper.

For in³⁸ eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one³⁹ is hungry, and another is drunken.

What? have⁴⁰ ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or⁴¹ despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not⁴²? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.

¶ For I have⁴³ received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same⁴⁴ night in which he was betrayed took⁴⁵ bread:

And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat⁴⁶: this⁴⁷ is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance⁴⁸ of me.

After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This⁴⁹ cup is the new⁵⁰ testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.

For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew⁵¹ the Lord's death till he come.

Wherefore whosoever⁵² shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be⁵³ guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.

But let a⁵⁴ man examine himself, and so⁵⁵ let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.

For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation⁵⁶ to himself, not⁵⁷ discerning the Lord's body.

¶ For this cause many⁵⁸ are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.

⁶⁰For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.

But when we are⁶¹ judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned⁶² with the world.

Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another.

And if any⁶³ man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation⁶⁴. And the rest will I set in order when⁶⁵ I come.