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Passage Lookup: 1 Corinthians 11-12

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1 Corinthians 11:1
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1Follow my example,(a) as I follow the example of Christ.(b)
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1 Corinthians 11:2
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On Covering the Head in Worship

I praise you(c) for remembering me in everything(d) and for holding to the traditions just as I passed them on to you.(e)
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1 Corinthians 11:3
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But I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ,(f) and the head of the woman is man,[a](g) and the head of Christ is God.(h)
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1 Corinthians 11:4
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Every man who prays or prophesies(i) with his head covered dishonors his head.
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1 Corinthians 11:5
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But every woman who prays or prophesies(j) with her head uncovered dishonors her head—it is the same as having her head shaved.(k)
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1 Corinthians 11:6
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For if a woman does not cover her head, she might as well have her hair cut off; but if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, then she should cover her head.
1 Corinthians 11:7
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A man ought not to cover his head,[b] since he is the image(l) and glory of God; but woman is the glory of man.
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1 Corinthians 11:8
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For man did not come from woman, but woman from man;(m)
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1 Corinthians 11:9
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neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.(n)
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1 Corinthians 11:10
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It is for this reason that a woman ought to have authority over her own[c] head, because of the angels.
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1 Corinthians 11:11
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Nevertheless, in the Lord woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.
1 Corinthians 11:12
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For as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God.(o)
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1 Corinthians 11:13
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Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?
1 Corinthians 11:14
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Does not the very nature of things teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him,
1 Corinthians 11:15
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but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering.
1 Corinthians 11:16
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If anyone wants to be contentious about this, we have no other practice—nor do the churches of God.(p)
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1 Corinthians 11:17
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In the following directives I have no praise for you,(r) for your meetings do more harm than good.
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1 Corinthians 11:18
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In the first place, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions(s) among you, and to some extent I believe it.
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1 Corinthians 11:19
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No doubt there have to be differences among you to show which of you have God's approval.(t)
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1 Corinthians 11:20
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So then, when you come together, it is not the Lord's Supper you eat,
1 Corinthians 11:21
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for when you are eating, some of you go ahead with your own private suppers.(u) As a result, one person remains hungry and another gets drunk.
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1 Corinthians 11:22
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Don't you have homes to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God(v) by humiliating those who have nothing?(w) What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you?(x) Certainly not in this matter!
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1 Corinthians 11:23
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For I received from the Lord(y) what I also passed on to you:(z) The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread,
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1 Corinthians 11:24
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and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, "This is my body,(aa) which is for you; do this in remembrance of me."
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1 Corinthians 11:25
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In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant(ab) in my blood;(ac) do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me."
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1 Corinthians 11:26
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For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.(ad)
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1 Corinthians 11:27
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So then, 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.(ae)
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1 Corinthians 11:28
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Everyone ought to examine themselves(af) before they eat of the bread and drink from the cup.
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1 Corinthians 11:29
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For those who eat and drink without discerning the body of Christ eat and drink judgment on themselves.
1 Corinthians 11:30
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That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.(ag)
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1 Corinthians 11:31
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But if we were more discerning with regard to ourselves, we would not come under such judgment.(ah)
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1 Corinthians 11:32
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Nevertheless, when we are judged in this way by the Lord, we are being disciplined(ai) so that we will not be finally condemned with the world.(aj)
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1 Corinthians 11:33
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So then, my brothers and sisters, when you gather to eat, you should all eat together.
1 Corinthians 11:34
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Anyone who is hungry(ak) should eat something at home,(al) so that when you meet together it may not result in judgment. And when I come(am) I will give further directions.
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1 Corinthians 12:1
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Concerning Spiritual Gifts

Now about the gifts of the Spirit,(a) brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed.(b)
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1 Corinthians 12:2
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You know that when you were pagans,(c) somehow or other you were influenced and led astray to mute idols.(d)
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1 Corinthians 12:3
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Therefore I want you to know that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, "Jesus be cursed,"(e) and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord,"(f) except by the Holy Spirit.(g)
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1 Corinthians 12:4
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There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit(h) distributes them.
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1 Corinthians 12:5
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There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord.
1 Corinthians 12:6
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There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone(i) it is the same God(j) at work.
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1 Corinthians 12:7
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Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.(k)
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1 Corinthians 12:8
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To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom,(l) to another a message of knowledge(m) by means of the same Spirit,
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1 Corinthians 12:9
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to another faith(n) by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing(o) by that one Spirit,
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1 Corinthians 12:10
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to another miraculous powers,(p) to another prophecy,(q) to another distinguishing between spirits,(r) to another speaking in different kinds of tongues,[a](s) and to still another the interpretation of tongues.[b]
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1 Corinthians 12:11
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All these are the work of one and the same Spirit,(t) and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines.
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1 Corinthians 12:12
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Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body,(u) so it is with Christ.(v)
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1 Corinthians 12:13
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For we were all baptized(w) by[c] one Spirit(x) so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free(y)—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.(z)
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1 Corinthians 12:14
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Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many.(aa)
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1 Corinthians 12:15
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Now if the foot should say, "Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body," it would not for that reason stop being part of the body.
1 Corinthians 12:16
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And if the ear should say, "Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body," it would not for that reason stop being part of the body.
1 Corinthians 12:17
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If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be?
1 Corinthians 12:18
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But in fact God has placed(ab) the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be.(ac)
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1 Corinthians 12:19
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If they were all one part, where would the body be?
1 Corinthians 12:20
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As it is, there are many parts, but one body.(ad)
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1 Corinthians 12:21
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The eye cannot say to the hand, "I don't need you!" And the head cannot say to the feet, "I don't need you!"
1 Corinthians 12:22
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On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable,
1 Corinthians 12:23
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and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor. And the parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty,
1 Corinthians 12:24
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while our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the parts that lacked it,
1 Corinthians 12:25
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so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other.
1 Corinthians 12:26
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If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.
1 Corinthians 12:27
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Now you are the body of Christ,(ae) and each one of you is a part of it.(af)
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1 Corinthians 12:28
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And God has placed in the church(ag) first of all apostles,(ah) second prophets,(ai) third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing,(aj) of helping, of guidance,(ak) and of different kinds of tongues.(al)
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1 Corinthians 12:29
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Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles?
1 Corinthians 12:30
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Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues[d]?(am) Do all interpret?
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1 Corinthians 12:31
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Now eagerly desire(an) the greater gifts.

Love Is Indispensable

And yet I will show you the most excellent way.
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