1 Dzenieties man pakaļ tā, kā es Kristum! 2 Bet par to es jūs slavēju, ka jūs vienmēr mani pieminat un turat tās mācības, ko es esmu jums uzticējis. 3 Bet es gribu, lai jūs ņemtu vērā, ka ikkatra vīra galva ir Kristus, bet sievas galva ir vīrs, bet Kristus galva ir Dievs. 4 Katrs vīrs, kas Dievu lūdz vai runā kā pravietis ar apsegtu galvu, apkauno savu galvu. 5 Bet katra sieva, kas ar neapsegtu galvu lūdz Dievu vai runā kā praviete, dara kaunu savai galvai, jo tā ir tāpat kā apcirpta. 6 Ja sieva neaizsedzas, tad lai tā arī apcērpas. Bet, tā kā tas sievai ir par kaunu, ka tā ir apcirpta vai noskūta, tad lai tā aizsedzas. 7 Bet vīram nebūs galvu aizsegt, jo tas ir Dieva godības attēls un atspulgs; bet sieva ir vīra godības atspulgs. 8 Jo vīrs nav no sievas, bet sieva no vīra. 9 Jo vīrs nav radīts sievas dēļ, bet sieva vīra dēļ. 10 Tāpēc sievai jābūt galvā pilnvaras zīmei eņģeļu dēļ. 11 Tomēr ne vīrs ir kas bez sievas, ne sieva bez vīra mūsu Kungā. 12 Jo, it kā sieva ir no vīra, tāpat ir arī vīrs no sievas; bet tas viss ir no Dieva. 13 Spriediet paši: vai pieklājas sievai neaizsegtai Dievu lūgt? 14 Vai pati daba nerāda jums, ka gari mati ir vīram par negodu. 15 Bet, ja sievai gari mati, tad tas viņai par godu. Jo mati viņai doti par apsegu. 16 Bet, ja kāds tur grib tiepties, mēs nepazīstam tādu ieražu, Dieva draudzes arī ne. 17 Bet, aizrādīdams uz vienu lietu, es jūs nevaru slavēt: jūsu sanāksmes nenāk jums par labu, bet par ļaunu. 18 Vispirms es dzirdu, ka jūsu draudzes sanāksmēs notiekot šķelšanās, ko es pa daļai arī ticu. 19 Novirzieniem arī jābūt, lai taptu redzami jūsu starpā ticībā rūdītie. 20 Kad jūs sanākat kopā, tad nav iespējams turēt Tā Kunga mielastu. 21 Jo, mielastam notiekot, katrs steidzas paņemt savu paša ēdienu, un tā cits paliek neēdis, cits piedzeras. 22 Vai tad jums nav māju, kur varat ēst un dzert? Jeb vai jūs Dieva draudzi nicinājat un apkaunojat tos, kam nav nekā? Ko lai jums saku? Vai lai jūs slavēju? Šinī lietā es jūs nevaru slavēt. 23 Jo no Tā Kunga es esmu saņēmis, ko arī jums mācīju: ka Tas Kungs tanī naktī, kad tas tapa nodots, 24 ņēma maizi, pateicās, pārlauza un sacīja: ņemiet, ēdiet. Tā ir Mana miesa, kas par jums top dota; to dariet Mani pieminēdami, - 25 tāpat arī biķeri pēc vakarēdiena un sacīja: šis biķeris ir jaunā derība Manās asinīs. To dariet, cikkārt jūs to dzerat, Mani pieminēdami. 26 Cikkārt jūs no šīs maizes ēdat un no šī biķera dzerat, pasludiniet Tā Kunga nāvi, tiekāms Viņš nāk. 27 Tad nu, kas necienīgi ēd šo maizi vai dzer Tā Kunga biķeri, tas būs noziedzies pret Tā Kunga miesu un asinīm. 28 Bet lai cilvēks pats sevi pārbauda, un tā lai viņš ēd no šīs maizes un dzer no šī biķera. 29 Jo, kas ēd un dzer, tas ēd un dzer sev pašam par sodu, ja viņš neizšķir Tā Kunga miesu. 30 Tādēļ jūsu starpā ir daudz vāju un neveselu un diezgan daudz ir mirušu. 31 Ja mēs paši sevi pārbaudītu, tad netiktu sodīti. 32 Bet sodīdams Tas Kungs grib mūs pārmācīt, lai ar pasauli netopam pazudināti. 33 Tāpēc, mani brāļi, kad jūs sanākat uz mielastu, tad gaidait cits uz citu. 34 Ja kas ir izsalcis, lai paēd mājās, ka jūsu sanāksme nav jums par sodu. Visu pārējo noteikšu, kad ieradīšos pie jums.
1 Imitate me, then, just as I imitate Christ.
Covering the Head in Worship
2 I praise you because you always remember me and follow the teachings that I have handed on to you. 3 But I want you to understand that Christ is supreme over every man, the husband is supreme over his wife, and God is supreme over Christ. 4 So a man who prays or proclaims God's message in public worship with his head covered disgraces Christ. 5 And any woman who prays or proclaims God's message in public worship with nothing on her head disgraces her husband; there is no difference between her and a woman whose head has been shaved. 6 If the woman does not cover her head, she might as well cut her hair. And since it is a shameful thing for a woman to shave her head or cut her hair, she should cover her head. 7 A man has no need to cover his head, because he reflects the image and glory of God. But woman reflects the glory of man; 8 for man was not created from woman, but woman from man. 9 Nor was man created for woman's sake, but woman was created for man's sake. 10 On account of the angels, then, a woman should have a covering over her head to show that she is under her husband's authority. 11 In our life in the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman. 12 For as woman was made from man, in the same way man is born of woman; and it is God who brings everything into existence.
13 Judge for yourselves whether it is proper for a woman to pray to God in public worship with nothing on her head. 14 Why, nature itself teaches you that long hair on a man is a disgrace, 15 but on a woman it is a thing of beauty. Her long hair has been given her to serve as a covering. 16 But if anyone wants to argue about it, all I have to say is that neither we nor the churches of God have any other custom in worship.
The Lord's Supper
(Matthew 26.26-29Mark 14.22-25Luke 22.14-20)17 In the following instructions, however, I do not praise you, because your meetings for worship actually do more harm than good. 18 In the first place, I have been told that there are opposing groups in your meetings; and this I believe is partly true. ( 19 No doubt there must be divisions among you so that the ones who are in the right may be clearly seen.) 20 When you meet together as a group, it is not the Lord's Supper that you eat. 21 For as you eat, you each go ahead with your own meal, so that some are hungry while others get drunk. 22 Don't you have your own homes in which to eat and drink? Or would you rather despise the church of God and put to shame the people who are in need? What do you expect me to say to you about this? Shall I praise you? Of course I don't!
23 For I received from the Lord the teaching that I passed on to you: that the Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took a piece of bread, 24 gave thanks to God, broke it, and said, “This is my body, which is for you. Do this in memory of me.” 25 In the same way, after the supper he took the cup and said, “This cup is God's new covenant, sealed with my blood. Whenever you drink it, do so in memory of me.”
26 This means that every time you eat this bread and drink from this cup you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. 27 It follows that if one of you eats the Lord's bread or drinks from his cup in a way that dishonors him, you are guilty of sin against the Lord's body and blood. 28 So then, you should each examine yourself first, and then eat the bread and drink from the cup. 29 For if you do not recognize the meaning of the Lord's body when you eat the bread and drink from the cup, you bring judgment on yourself as you eat and drink. 30 That is why many of you are sick and weak, and several have died. 31 If we would examine ourselves first, we would not come under God's judgment. 32 But we are judged and punished by the Lord, so that we shall not be condemned together with the world.
33 So then, my friends, when you gather together to eat the Lord's Supper, wait for one another. 34 And if any of you are hungry, you should eat at home, so that you will not come under God's judgment as you meet together. As for the other matters, I will settle them when I come.
