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1ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰ ⲈϮⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
1Be imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ.
2ϮⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϮ ⲚⲚⲒⲠⲀⲢⲀⲆⲞⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
2Now I praise you, brothers, that you remember me in all things, and hold firm the traditions, even as I delivered them to you.
3ϮⲞⲨⲈϢ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲦⲀⲪⲈ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲦⲀⲪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲚϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲠⲈⲤϨⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲦⲀⲪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈ.
3But I would have you know that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.
4ⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲒⲈ ⲈϤⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎ ⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲈⲢⲈ ϪⲰϤ ϨⲰⲂⲤ ⲈϤϮϢⲒⲠⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲀⲪⲈ.
4Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonors his head.
5ⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲤⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲒⲈ ⲈⲤⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎ ⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲚϪⲰⲤ ϨⲰⲂⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲤϮϢⲒⲠⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲤⲀⲪⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲢⲰ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ϪⲰⲤ ϦⲞⲔϨⲤ.
5But every woman praying or prophesying with her head uncovered dishonors her head. For it is one and the same thing as if she were shaved.
6ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲀϨⲈⲂⲤ ϪⲰⲤ ⲒⲈ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲤϦⲞⲔϨϤ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲞⲨϢⲰϢ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲂⲤ ϪⲰⲤ ⲒⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲔϨϤ ⲒⲈ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲤϨⲈⲂⲤ ϪⲰⲤ.
6For if a woman is not covered, let her hair also be cut off. But if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut off or be shaved, let her be covered.
7ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲀϤ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϤϨⲈⲂⲤ ϪⲰϤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨϨⲒⲔⲰⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈ ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲤϨⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ.
7For a man indeed ought not to have his head covered, because he is the image and glory of God, but the woman is the glory of the man.
8ⲚⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
8For man is not from woman, but woman from man;
9ⲔⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲈⲚⲦ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
9for man wasn’t created for the woman, but woman for the man.
10ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲬⲀ ⲞⲨⲈⲢϢⲰⲚ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲤⲀⲪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ.
10For this cause the woman ought to have authority over her own head, because of the angels.
11ⲠⲖⲎⲚ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲬⲰⲢⲒⲤ ⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲬⲰⲢⲒⲤ ⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
11Nevertheless, neither is the woman independent of the man, nor the man independent of the woman, in the Lord.
12ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲈ ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲚⲬⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈ.
12For as woman came from man, so a man also comes through a woman; but all things are from God.
13ⲘⲀϨⲀⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲤⲤϢⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲤⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚϪⲰⲤ ϨⲞⲂⲤ ⲀⲚ.
13Judge for yourselves. Is it appropriate that a woman pray to God unveiled?
14ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲤ ϮⲪⲨⲤⲒⲤ ϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲈⲢⲈ ϪⲰϤ ϢⲎⲞⲨ ⲞⲨϢⲰϢ ⲚⲀϤ ⲠⲈ
14Doesn’t even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him?
15ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲤ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲈⲢⲈ ϪⲰⲤ ϢⲎⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲤ ⲠⲈ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϮ ⲘⲠⲒϤⲰⲒ ⲚⲀⲤ ⲚⲦϢⲈⲂⲒⲰ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲢϢⲰⲚ.
15But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her, for her hair is given to her for a covering.
16ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲈⲢⲢⲈϤϢϬ ⲚⲎⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲀϨⲤ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚⲒⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
16But if any man seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither do God’s assemblies.
17ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲒϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲀⲒⲐⲘⲀⲒⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲠⲈⲦⲤⲰⲦⲠ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲐⲈⲂⲒⲎⲞⲨⲦ.
17But in giving you this command I don’t praise you, because you come together not for the better but for the worse.
18ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲐⲰⲞⲨϮ ϨⲒ ⲞⲨⲘⲀ ϦⲈⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ϮⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲪⲰⲢϪ ⲈⲨϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲚⲀϨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲢⲞⲤ.
18For first of all, when you come together in the assembly, I hear that divisions exist among you, and I partly believe it.
19ϨⲰϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚϨⲈⲢⲈⲤⲒⲤ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲒⲤⲰⲦⲠ ϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲈⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
19For there also must be factions among you, that those who are approved may be revealed among you.
20ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲐⲰⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲚ ϨⲒ ⲞⲨⲘⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲨⲢⲒⲀⲔⲞⲚ ⲚⲆⲒⲠⲚⲞⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲘϤ.
20When therefore you assemble yourselves together, it is not the Lord’s supper that you eat.
21ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϤⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚϬⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϤⲆⲒⲠⲚⲞⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲠⲈⲦϨⲞⲔⲈⲢ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲐⲀϦⲒ ⲆⲈ.
21For in your eating each one takes his own supper first. One is hungry, and another is drunken.
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.
22What, don’t you have houses to eat and to drink in? Or do you despise God’s assembly and put them to shame who don’t have enough? What shall I tell you? Shall I praise you? In this I don’t praise you.
23ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲒϬⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲈⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϪⲰⲢϨ ⲈⲚⲀⲨⲚⲀⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲀϤϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲒⲔ
23For I received from the Lord that which also I delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night in which he was betrayed took bread.
24ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲀϤⲪⲀϢϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲀⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲚⲀⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲢⲒⲦϤ ⲈⲠϪⲒⲚⲈⲢⲠⲀⲘⲈⲨⲒ.
24When he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “Take, eat. This is my body, which is broken for you. Do this in memory of me.”
25ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲈⲀⲪⲞⲦ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲠⲒⲆⲒⲠⲚⲞⲚ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲀⲪⲞⲦ ϮⲆⲒⲀⲐⲎⲔⲎ ⲘⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲦⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲤⲚⲞϤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲢⲒⲦϤ ⲚⲤⲞⲠ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲤⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲘⲈⲨⲒ.
25In the same way he also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink, in memory of me.”
26ⲤⲞⲠ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲰⲒⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲀⲪⲞⲦ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲘⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϢⲀⲦⲈϤⲒ.
26For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
27ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲰⲒⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲤⲰ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲀⲪⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲈϤⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲞⲬⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲤⲚⲞϤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
27Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks the Lord’s cup in a way unworthy of the Lord will be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord.
28ⲘⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲰⲒⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲤⲰ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲀⲪⲞⲦ.
28But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup.
29ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲤⲰ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲤⲰ ⲈⲨϨⲀⲠ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲆⲒⲀⲔⲢⲒⲚⲒⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲀⲚ
29For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy way eats and drinks judgment to himself if he doesn’t discern the Lord’s body.
30ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ϢⲰⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈⲘⲞⲔϨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈⲚⲔⲞⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ.
30For this cause many among you are weak and sickly, and not a few sleep.
31ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈⲢⲆⲒⲀⲔⲢⲒⲚⲒⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚⲀⲨⲚⲀϮ ϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ.
31For if we discerned ourselves, we wouldn’t be judged.
32ⲈϤϮϨⲀⲠ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲀⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈϢⲦⲈⲘϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲠϨⲀⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ
32But when we are judged, we are disciplined by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.
33ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲀⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲞϨⲒ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ.
33Therefore, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.
34ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲠⲈⲦϨⲞⲔⲈⲢ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϤⲎⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘⲐⲰⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲨϨⲀⲠ ⲠⲤⲈⲠⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚⲒ ⲈⲒⲈⲐⲀϢⲞⲨ.
34But if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, lest your coming together be for judgment. The rest I will set in order whenever I come.
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