Προς Κορινθιους Α΄ 11

1 μιμηται μου γινεσθε καθωσ καγω χριστου

BE ye imitators of me, as I am of Christ.

2 επαινω δε υμασ αδελφοι οτι παντα μου μεμνησθε και καθωσ παρεδωκα υμιν τασ παραδοσεισ κατεχετε

Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and hold fast the injunctions as I delivered them unto you.

3 θελω δε υμασ ειδεναι οτι παντοσ ανδροσ η κεφαλη ο χριστοσ εστιν κεφαλη δε γυναικοσ ο ανηρ κεφαλη δε χριστου ο θεοσ

But I desire you to take notice that the head of every man is Christ; but the head of the woman is the man, and the head of Christ is God.

4 πασ ανηρ προσευχομενοσ η προφητευων κατα κεφαλησ εχων καταισχυνει την κεφαλην αυτου

Every man praying or prophesying, holding a veil over his head, dishonoureth his head;

5 πασα δε γυνη προσευχομενη η προφητευουσα ακατακαλυπτω τη κεφαλη καταισχυνει την κεφαλην εαυτησ εν γαρ εστιν και το αυτο τη εξυρημενη

but every woman praying or prophesying with her head unveiled, dishonoureth her head; for it is one and the same thing, as if she were shaven.

6 ει γαρ ου κατακαλυπτεται γυνη και κειρασθω ει δε αισχρον γυναικι το κειρασθαι η ξυρασθαι κατακαλυπτεσθω

For if the woman be not veiled, let her hair be clipped: but if it would be scandalous for a woman to appear clipped or shaved, let her be veiled.

7 ανηρ μεν γαρ ουκ οφειλει κατακαλυπτεσθαι την κεφαλην εικων και δοξα θεου υπαρχων γυνη δε δοξα ανδροσ εστιν

For a man indeed ought not to veil his head, being the image and the glory of God; but the woman is the glory of the man.

8 ου γαρ εστιν ανηρ εκ γυναικοσ αλλα γυνη εξ ανδροσ

For the man is not from the woman, but the woman from the man.

9 και γαρ ουκ εκτισθη ανηρ δια την γυναικα αλλα γυνη δια τον ανδρα

Also the man was not created for the woman, but the woman for the man.

10 δια τουτο οφειλει η γυνη εξουσιαν εχειν επι τησ κεφαλησ δια τουσ αγγελουσ

Therefore ought the woman to retain upon her head this badge of authority, because of the angels of the churches.

11 πλην ουτε ανηρ χωρισ γυναικοσ ουτε γυνη χωρισ ανδροσ εν κυριω

Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, nor the woman without the man in the Lord.

12 ωσπερ γαρ η γυνη εκ του ανδροσ ουτωσ και ο ανηρ δια τησ γυναικοσ τα δε παντα εκ του θεου

For as the woman was taken out of the man, so also is the man by the woman: but all things are of God.

13 εν υμιν αυτοισ κρινατε πρεπον εστιν γυναικα ακατακαλυπτον τω θεω προσευχεσθαι

Judge among yourselves, is it decent for a woman to be praying to God without a covering?

14 η ουδε αυτη η φυσισ διδασκει υμασ οτι ανηρ μεν εαν κομα ατιμια αυτω εστιν

Does not even nature itself teach you, that if a man wear long flowing hair it is a dishonour to him?

15 γυνη δε εαν κομα δοξα αυτη εστιν οτι η κομη αντι περιβολαιου δεδοται

But if a woman let her hair flow, it is an ornament to her; for the hair was given her for a covering,

16 ει δε τισ δοκει φιλονεικοσ ειναι ημεισ τοιαυτην συνηθειαν ουκ εχομεν ουδε αι εκκλησιαι του θεου

But if any man mean to be contentious about it, we have no such custom, nor the churches of God.

17 τουτο δε παραγγελλων ουκ επαινω οτι ουκ εισ το κρειττον αλλ εισ το ηττον συνερχεσθε

But in the matter I am going to denounce, I do not commend you, that ye meet together not for the better, but for the worse.

18 πρωτον μεν γαρ συνερχομενων υμων εν εκκλησια ακουω σχισματα εν υμιν υπαρχειν και μεροσ τι πιστευω

For in the first place, when ye assemble in the church, I hear that there are divisions among you; and I partly believe it.

19 δει γαρ και αιρεσεισ εν υμιν ειναι ινα οι δοκιμοι φανεροι γενωνται εν υμιν

For there must be heresies among you, that they who are the tried ones, may be made manifest among you.

20 συνερχομενων ουν υμων επι το αυτο ουκ εστιν κυριακον δειπνον φαγειν

When therefore ye assemble in the same place, it is not to eat the Lord’s supper.

21 εκαστοσ γαρ το ιδιον δειπνον προλαμβανει εν τω φαγειν και οσ μεν πεινα οσ δε μεθυει

For one in the eating it taketh before another his own supper: and one is hungry, and another drinks to excess.

22 μη γαρ οικιασ ουκ εχετε εισ το εσθιειν και πινειν η τησ εκκλησιασ του θεου καταφρονειτε και καταισχυνετε τουσ μη εχοντασ τι υμιν ειπω επαινεσω υμασ εν τουτω ουκ επαινω

What! have ye not houses to eat in and to drink? or despise ye the church of God, and make those ashamed who have none? What shall I say unto you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.

23 εγω γαρ παρελαβον απο του κυριου ο και παρεδωκα υμιν οτι ο κυριοσ ιησουσ εν τη νυκτι η παρεδιδοτο ελαβεν αρτον

For I received of the Lord what also I delivered to you, That the Lord Jesus, in the night in which he was betrayed, took a loaf:

24 και ευχαριστησασ εκλασεν και ειπεν λαβετε φαγετε τουτο μου εστιν το σωμα το υπερ υμων κλωμενον τουτο ποιειτε εισ την εμην αναμνησιν

and when he had blessed it, he brake it, and said, Take, eat; this is my body, which is broken for you: do this in remembrance of me.

25 ωσαυτωσ και το ποτηριον μετα το δειπνησαι λεγων τουτο το ποτηριον η καινη διαθηκη εστιν εν τω εμω αιματι τουτο ποιειτε οσακισ αν πινητε εισ την εμην αναμνησιν

In like manner also he took the cup, after they had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do, as often as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.

26 οσακισ γαρ αν εσθιητε τον αρτον τουτον και το ποτηριον τουτο πινητε τον θανατον του κυριου καταγγελλετε αχρι ου αν ελθη

For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew forth the death of the Lord till he come.

27 ωστε οσ αν εσθιη τον αρτον τουτον η πινη το ποτηριον του κυριου αναξιωσ του κυριου ενοχοσ εσται του σωματοσ και του αιματοσ του κυριου

Wherefore, whosoever eateth of this bread, or drinketh the cup of the Lord unworthily, he is guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.

28 δοκιμαζετω δε ανθρωποσ εαυτον και ουτωσ εκ του αρτου εσθιετω και εκ του ποτηριου πινετω

But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread, and drink of the cup.

29 ο γαρ εσθιων και πινων αναξιωσ κριμα εαυτω εσθιει και πινει μη διακρινων το σωμα του κυριου

For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh condemnation to himself, not distinguishing the Lord’s body.

30 δια τουτο εν υμιν πολλοι ασθενεισ και αρρωστοι και κοιμωνται ικανοι

For this cause many are diseased and infirm among you, and some asleep in death.

31 ει γαρ εαυτουσ διεκρινομεν ουκ αν εκρινομεθα

For if we thoroughly judged ourselves, we should not be judged of the Lord.

32 κρινομενοι δε υπο κυριου παιδευομεθα ινα μη συν τω κοσμω κατακριθωμεν

But being judged, we are corrected by the Lord, that we might not be condemned with the world.

33 ωστε αδελφοι μου συνερχομενοι εισ το φαγειν αλληλουσ εκδεχεσθε

Wherefore, when ye meet together to eat the Lord’s supper, wait for one another.

34 ει δε τισ πεινα εν οικω εσθιετω ινα μη εισ κριμα συνερχησθε τα δε λοιπα ωσ αν ελθω διαταξομαι

And if any man be hungry, let him eat at home; that ye meet not together for condemnation. And the other matters I will regulate when I come.