# 1 Corinthians 11 đź“–: Worship and the Lord's Supper
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> [!info] Table of Contents
> [[#đź“ś Scripture Text (NET)]]
> [[#đź“– Verse-by-Verse Commentary]]
> [[#🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]]
> [[#🧠Chapter Summary]]
> [[#✝️ Christ in This Chapter]]
> [[#🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application]]
> [[#đź’¬ Discussion Questions]]
> [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]]
> [[#đź”— Related Passages]]
> [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]]
> [[#đź“‚ Internal Notes]]
## đź“ś Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
[[#Verse 01.]]Â Be imitators of me, just as I also am of Christ.
### Women’s Head Coverings
**Principle**: Modesty honors God.
[[#Verse 02.]] I praise you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions just as I passed them on to you.Â
[[#Verse 03.]] But I want you to know that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of a woman, and God is the head of Christ.Â
[[#Verse 04.]]Â Any man who prays or prophesies with his head covered disgraces his head.Â
[[#Verse 05.]]Â But any woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered disgraces her head, for it is one and the same thing as having a shaved head.Â
[[#Verse 06.]]Â For if a woman will not cover her head, she should cut off her hair. But if it is disgraceful for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, she should cover her head.Â
[[#Verse 07.]]Â For a man should not have his head covered, since he is the image and glory of God. But the woman is the glory of the man.Â
[[#Verse 08.]]Â For man did not come from woman, but woman from man.Â
[[#Verse 09.]]Â Neither was man created for the sake of woman, but woman for man.Â
[[#Verse 10.]] For this reason a woman should have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.Â
[[#Verse 11.]]Â In any case, in the Lord woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.Â
[[#Verse 12.]]Â For just as woman came from man, so man comes through woman. But all things come from God.Â
[[#Verse 13.]]Â Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?Â
[[#Verse 14.]] Does not nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace for him,
[[#Verse 15.]]Â but if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For her hair is given to her for a covering.Â
[[#Verse 16.]]Â If anyone intends to quarrel about this, we have no other practice, nor do the churches of God.
### The Lord’s Supper
**Principle**: Love Feast. Not a tradition. It is worship.
[[#Verse 17.]]Â Now in giving the following instruction I do not praise you, because you come together not for the better but for the worse.Â
[[#Verse 18.]]Â For in the first place, when you come together as a church I hear there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.Â
[[#Verse 19.]]Â For there must in fact be divisions among you, so that those of you who are approved may be evident.Â
[[#Verse 20.]] Now when you come together at the same place, you are not really eating the Lord’s Supper.Â
[[#Verse 21.]]Â For when it is time to eat, everyone proceeds with his own supper. One is hungry and another becomes drunk.Â
[[#Verse 22.]]Â Do you not have houses so that you can eat and drink? Or are you trying to show contempt for the church of God by shaming those who have nothing? What should I say to you? Should I praise you? I will not praise you for this!
[[#Verse 23.]]Â For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night in which he was betrayed took bread,Â
[[#Verse 24.]] and after he had given thanks he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”Â
[[#Verse 25.]] In the same way, he also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, every time you drink it, in remembrance of me.”Â
[[#Verse 26.]] For every time you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
## Self-Examination
**Principle**: Take communion seriously. Take holiness seriously.
[[#Verse 27.]]Â For this reason, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.Â
[[#Verse 28.]] A person should examine himself first, and in this way let him eat the bread and drink of the cup.Â
[[#Verse 29.]] For the one who eats and drinks without careful regard for the body eats and drinks judgment against himself.
[[#Verse 30.]]Â That is why many of you are weak and sick, and quite a few are dead.
[[#Verse 31.]]Â But if we examined ourselves, we would not be judged.Â
[[#Verse 32.]]Â But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined so that we may not be condemned with the world.Â
[[#Verse 33.]] So then, my brothers and sisters, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.Â
[[#Verse 34.]]Â If anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, so that when you assemble it does not lead to judgment. I will give directions about other matters when I come.
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## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights
1. 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 is likely the earliest written account of the Lord's Supper, written before the Gospels.
2. "Received" and "passed on" (11:23) were technical terms for carefully handing down a tradition.
3. Early churches met in homes. A host's dining room held only a few guests, so others may have eaten in the courtyard.
4. Roman dinner customs often gave better food to guests of higher status, which may help explain the divisions at the Lord's Supper.
5. In the Roman world head coverings could signal status, modesty, or marriage, which shapes how we read 11:2-16.
6. Roman men often covered their heads when leading pagan worship, which may be part of Paul's concern in 11:4.
7. Paul's words in 11:24-25 closely match Luke 22:19-20.
8. "Remembrance" (*anamnēsis*) means more than recalling. It brings a past saving event into present worship.
9. The early church's shared meal came to be called a "love feast" (Jude 12).
10. Paul says some who ate in an unworthy way had become weak and sick, and some had died (11:30).
## 🧠Chapter Summary
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## ✝️ Christ in This Chapter
Christ is the Lord who gave His body and blood in the new covenant (11:23-25). Every time we eat the bread and drink the cup, we proclaim His death until He comes (11:26; Luke 22:19-20).
## 🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application
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## đź’¬ Discussion Questions
1. Paul says, "Be imitators of me, just as I also am of Christ" (11:1). Who has modeled following Christ for you?
2. Some went hungry while others got drunk at the Lord's Supper (11:20-22). How can our gatherings honor every member?
3. Paul calls us to examine ourselves before the Lord's Supper (11:28). What does healthy self-examination look like?
## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember
- đź“– verse 1: Imitate Paul as he imitates Christ.
- đź“– verses 23-25: On the night He was betrayed, Jesus gave the bread and the cup and said to do this in remembrance of Him.
- đź“– verse 26: When we eat and drink, we proclaim the Lord's death until He comes.
- đź“– verse 28: Let each person examine himself before eating and drinking.
## đź”— Related Passages
- đź”— [[Ephesians 05#Verse 01.|Ephesians 5:1]] - Be imitators of God (11:1).
- đź”— [[Ephesians 05#Verse 23.|Ephesians 5:23]] - Christ the head of the church (11:3).
- đź”— [[Genesis 01#Verse 27.|Genesis 1:27 and 2:18-23]] - Man and woman created in God's image (11:7-9).
- đź”— [[1 Corinthians 01#Verse 10.|1 Corinthians 1:10-12]] - Divisions in the church (11:18-19).
- đź”— [[Luke 22#Verse 19.|Luke 22:19-20]] - Jesus institutes the Lord's Supper (11:23-25).
- đź”— [[Matthew 26#Verse 26.|Matthew 26:26-28]] - Jesus institutes the Lord's Supper (11:23-25).
- đź”— [[Exodus 24#Verse 08.|Exodus 24:8]] - The blood of the covenant; the new covenant (11:25).
- đź”— [[Jeremiah 31#Verse 31.|Jeremiah 31:31-34]] - The blood of the covenant; the new covenant (11:25).
- đź”— [[Acts 01#Verse 11.|Acts 1:11]] - He will come back (11:26).
- đź”— [[2 Corinthians 13#Verse 05.|2 Corinthians 13:5]] - Examine yourselves (11:28).
- đź”— [[Hebrews 12#Verse 05.|Hebrews 12:5-11]] - The Lord disciplines those He loves (11:32).
## 🙏 Devotional Reflection
đź“ť SOAP: [[1 Corinthians 11 - SOAP|What if someone was watching you?]]
## đź“‚ Internal Notes