1 Corinthians — Chapter 11

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1 Corinthians 11:1 ^RBe ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.

1 Cor 4:16; 1 Cor 10:33

1 Corinthians 11:2 Now ^RI praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.

1 Cor 11:17,22; Prov 31:28-31

1 Corinthians 11:3 But I would have you know, that ^Rthe head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

Eph 1:22-23; Eph 4:15

1 Corinthians 11:4 Every man praying or prophesying, ^Rhaving his head covered, dishonoureth his head.

1 Cor 11:14; 2 Sam 15:30

1 Corinthians 11:5 But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were ^Rshaven.

Deut 21:12

1 Corinthians 11:6 For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: ^Rbut if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.

Num 5:18; Deut 22:5

1 Corinthians 11:7 For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as ^Rhe is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.

Gen 1:26-27; Gen 5:1

1 Corinthians 11:8 For the man is not of the woman: but the woman of the man.

1 Corinthians 11:9 Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.

1 Corinthians 11:10 For this cause ought the woman to have ^Rpower on her head because of the angels.

Gen 20:16; Gen 24:64-65

1 Corinthians 11:11 Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.

1 Corinthians 11:12 For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; ^Rbut all things of God.

1 Cor 8:6; Prov 16:4

1 Corinthians 11:13 Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?

1 Corinthians 11:14 Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, ^Rit is a shame unto him?

1 Cor 14:35

1 Corinthians 11:15 But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.

1 Corinthians 11:16 But if any man ^Rseem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.

1 Tim 6:3-4

1 Corinthians 11:17 Now in this that I declare unto you ^RI praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse.

1 Cor 11:2,22; Lev 19:17

1 Corinthians 11:18 For first of all, when ye come together in the church, ^RI hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.

1 Cor 1:10-12; 1 Cor 3:3

1 Corinthians 11:19 For ^Rthere must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.

Matt 18:7; Luke 17:1

1 Corinthians 11:20 When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord’s supper.

1 Corinthians 11:21 For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: ^Rand one is hungry, and another is drunken.

2 Pet 2:13; Jude 1:12

1 Corinthians 11:22 What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them ^Rthat have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.

Prov 17:5; Jas 2:5-6

1 Corinthians 11:23 For ^RI 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:

1 Cor 15:3; Deut 4:5

1 Corinthians 11:24 And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, ^Reat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.

1 Cor 5:7-8; Ps 22:26,29

1 Corinthians 11:25 After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is ^Rthe new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.

Luke 22:20; 2 Cor 3:6,14

1 Corinthians 11:26 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death ^Rtill he come.

1 Cor 4:5; 1 Cor 15:23

1 Corinthians 11:27 Wherefore ^Rwhosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.

1 Cor 10:21; Lev 10:1-3

1 Corinthians 11:28 But ^Rlet a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.

1 Cor 11:31; Ps 26:2-7

1 Corinthians 11:29 For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh ^Rdamnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body.

1 Cor 11:30,32-34; Rom 13:2

1 Corinthians 11:30 For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many ^Rsleep.

1 Cor 15:51; Acts 13:36

1 Corinthians 11:31 ^RFor if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.

1 Cor 11:28; Ps 32:3-5

1 Corinthians 11:32 But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be ^Rcondemned with the world.

Rom 3:19; 1 John 5:19

1 Corinthians 11:33 Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another.

1 Corinthians 11:34 And ^Rif 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.

1 Cor 11:21-22

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📖 What We’re Reading

1 Corinthians 11:1–16 — Honor in gathered worship

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

Paul discusses head coverings, prayer, prophecy, and the relationship of men and women in the Lord, appealing to honor and fitting order.

Key Truth: Read the instructions with care for honor and mutual dependence.

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1 Corinthians 11:17–26 — The Lord's supper

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

Divisive meals dishonor poorer members. Paul recalls Jesus' words over bread and cup and the remembrance of his death.

Key Truth: Remember Christ with consideration for the whole church.

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📖 What We’re Reading

1 Corinthians 11:27–34 — Discernment and shared care

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

Paul calls for self-examination and discerning the Lord's body, then directs believers to wait for one another when gathered.

Key Truth: Join remembrance with honest examination and shared care.

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Luke 22:19 — Luke records Jesus' words concerning the bread of remembrance.

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How can your participation in worship show care for another person?

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