1 Corinthians 11
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1You are to imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.
1ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰ ⲈϮⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
2Now I commend you for remembering me in everything and for maintaining the traditions, just as I passed them on to you.
2ϮⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϮ ⲚⲚⲒⲠⲀⲢⲀⲆⲞⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
3But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.
3ϮⲞⲨⲈϢ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲦⲀⲪⲈ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲦⲀⲪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲚϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲠⲈⲤϨⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲦⲀⲪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈ.
4Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head.
4ⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲒⲈ ⲈϤⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎ ⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲈⲢⲈ ϪⲰϤ ϨⲰⲂⲤ ⲈϤϮϢⲒⲠⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲀⲪⲈ.
5And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for it is just as if her head were shaved.
5ⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲤⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲒⲈ ⲈⲤⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎ ⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲚϪⲰⲤ ϨⲰⲂⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲤϮϢⲒⲠⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲤⲀⲪⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲢⲰ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ϪⲰⲤ ϦⲞⲔϨⲤ.
6If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off. And if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head.
6ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲀϨⲈⲂⲤ ϪⲰⲤ ⲒⲈ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲤϦⲞⲔϨϤ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲞⲨϢⲰϢ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲂⲤ ϪⲰⲤ ⲒⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲔϨϤ ⲒⲈ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲤϨⲈⲂⲤ ϪⲰⲤ.
7A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.
7ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲀϤ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϤϨⲈⲂⲤ ϪⲰϤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨϨⲒⲔⲰⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈ ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲤϨⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ.
8For man did not come from woman, but woman from man.
8ⲚⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
9Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.
9ⲔⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲈⲚⲦ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
10For this reason a woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.
10ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲬⲀ ⲞⲨⲈⲢϢⲰⲚ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲤⲀⲪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ.
11In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.
11ⲠⲖⲎⲚ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲬⲰⲢⲒⲤ ⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲬⲰⲢⲒⲤ ⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
12For just as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God.
12ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲈ ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲚⲬⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈ.
13Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?
13ⲘⲀϨⲀⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲤⲤϢⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲤⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚϪⲰⲤ ϨⲞⲂⲤ ⲀⲚ.
14Doesn’t nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him,
14ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲤ ϮⲪⲨⲤⲒⲤ ϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲈⲢⲈ ϪⲰϤ ϢⲎⲞⲨ ⲞⲨϢⲰϢ ⲚⲀϤ ⲠⲈ
15but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering.
15ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲤ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲈⲢⲈ ϪⲰⲤ ϢⲎⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲤ ⲠⲈ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϮ ⲘⲠⲒϤⲰⲒ ⲚⲀⲤ ⲚⲦϢⲈⲂⲒⲰ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲢϢⲰⲚ.
16If anyone is inclined to dispute this, we have no other practice, nor do the churches of God.
16ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲈⲢⲢⲈϤϢϬ ⲚⲎⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲀϨⲤ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚⲒⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
17In the following instructions I have no praise to offer, because your gatherings do more harm than good.
17ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲒϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲀⲒⲐⲘⲀⲒⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲠⲈⲦⲤⲰⲦⲠ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲐⲈⲂⲒⲎⲞⲨⲦ.
18First of all, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.
18ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲐⲰⲞⲨϮ ϨⲒ ⲞⲨⲘⲀ ϦⲈⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ϮⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲪⲰⲢϪ ⲈⲨϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲚⲀϨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲢⲞⲤ.
19And indeed, there must be differences among you to show which of you are approved.
19ϨⲰϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚϨⲈⲢⲈⲤⲒⲤ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲒⲤⲰⲦⲠ ϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲈⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
20Now then, when you come together, it is not the Lord’s Supper you eat.
20ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲐⲰⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲚ ϨⲒ ⲞⲨⲘⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲨⲢⲒⲀⲔⲞⲚ ⲚⲆⲒⲠⲚⲞⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲘϤ.
21For as you eat, each of you goes ahead without sharing his meal. While one remains hungry, another gets drunk.
21ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϤⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚϬⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϤⲆⲒⲠⲚⲞⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲠⲈⲦϨⲞⲔⲈⲢ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲐⲀϦⲒ ⲆⲈ.
22Don’t you have your own homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What can I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? No, I will not!
22ⲘⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚ ⲎⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲤⲰ ϢⲀⲚ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲀⲪⲢⲞⲚⲒⲚ ⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϮϢⲒⲠⲒ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈϮⲚⲀϪⲞϤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲀⲐⲘⲀⲒⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲀⲒ ⲚϮⲚⲀⲐⲘⲀⲒⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ.
23For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread,
23ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲒϬⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲈⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϪⲰⲢϨ ⲈⲚⲀⲨⲚⲀⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲀϤϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲒⲔ
24and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”
24ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲀϤⲪⲀϢϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲀⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲚⲀⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲢⲒⲦϤ ⲈⲠϪⲒⲚⲈⲢⲠⲀⲘⲈⲨⲒ.
25In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”
25ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲈⲀⲪⲞⲦ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲠⲒⲆⲒⲠⲚⲞⲚ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲀⲪⲞⲦ ϮⲆⲒⲀⲐⲎⲔⲎ ⲘⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲦⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲤⲚⲞϤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲢⲒⲦϤ ⲚⲤⲞⲠ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲤⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲘⲈⲨⲒ.
26For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.
26ⲤⲞⲠ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲰⲒⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲀⲪⲞⲦ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲘⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϢⲀⲦⲈϤⲒ.
27Therefore, 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.
27ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲰⲒⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲤⲰ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲀⲪⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲈϤⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲞⲬⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲤⲚⲞϤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
28Each one must examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup.
28ⲘⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲰⲒⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲤⲰ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲀⲪⲞⲦ.
29For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body eats and drinks judgment on himself.
29ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲤⲰ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲤⲰ ⲈⲨϨⲀⲠ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲆⲒⲀⲔⲢⲒⲚⲒⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲀⲚ
30That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.
30ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ϢⲰⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈⲘⲞⲔϨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈⲚⲔⲞⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ.
31Now if we judged ourselves properly, we would not come under judgment.
31ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈⲢⲆⲒⲀⲔⲢⲒⲚⲒⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚⲀⲨⲚⲀϮ ϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ.
32But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.
32ⲈϤϮϨⲀⲠ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲀⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈϢⲦⲈⲘϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲠϨⲀⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ
33So, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.
33ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲀⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲞϨⲒ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ.
34If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you come together it will not result in judgment. And when I come, I will give instructions about the remaining matters.
34ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲠⲈⲦϨⲞⲔⲈⲢ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϤⲎⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘⲐⲰⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲨϨⲀⲠ ⲠⲤⲈⲠⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚⲒ ⲈⲒⲈⲐⲀϢⲞⲨ.
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