1 WYC Be ye my foleweris, as Y am of Crist. BSB BSB: You are to imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.
2 WYC And, britheren, Y preise you, that bi alle thingis ye ben myndeful of me; and as Y bitook to you my comaundementis, ye holden. BSB BSB: Now I commend you for remembering me in everything and for maintaining the traditions, just as I passed them on to you.
3 WYC But Y wole that ye wite, that Crist is heed of ech man; but the heed of the womman is the man; and the heed of Crist is God. BSB BSB: But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.
4 WYC Ech man preiynge, or profeciynge, whanne his heed is hilid, defoulith his heed. BSB BSB: Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head.
6 WYC And if a womman be not keuered, be sche pollid; and if it is foul thing to a womman to be pollid, or to be maad ballid, hile sche hir heed. BSB BSB: If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off. And if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head.
7 WYC But a man schal not hile his heed, for he is the ymage and the glorie of God; but a womman is the glorie of man. BSB BSB: A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.
8 WYC For a man is not of the womman, but the womman of the man. BSB BSB: For man did not come from woman, but woman from man.
9 WYC And the man is not maad for the womman, but the womman for the man. BSB BSB: Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.
10 WYC Therfor the womman schal haue an hilyng on hir heed, also for aungelis. BSB BSB: For this reason a woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.
11 WYC Netheles nether the man is with outen womman, nether the womman is with oute man, in the Lord. BSB BSB: In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.
12 WYC Forwhi as the womman is of man, so the man is bi the womman; but alle thingis ben of God. BSB BSB: For just as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God.
13 WYC Deme ye you silf; bisemeth it a womman not hilid on the heed to preye God? BSB BSB: Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?
14 WYC Nether the kynde it silf techith vs, for if a man nursche longe heer, it is schenschipe to hym; BSB BSB: Doesn’t nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him,
15 WYC but if a womman nurische longe heer, it is glorie to hir, for heeris ben youun to hir for keueryng. BSB BSB: but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering.
16 WYC But if ony man is seyn to be ful of strijf, we han noon siche custom, nethir the chirche of God. BSB BSB: If anyone is inclined to dispute this, we have no other practice, nor do the churches of God.
17 WYC But this thing Y comaunde, not preisynge, that ye comen togidere not in to the betere, but in to the worse. BSB BSB: In the following instructions I have no praise to offer, because your gatherings do more harm than good.
18 WYC First for whanne ye comen togidere in to the chirche, Y here that discenciouns ben, and in parti Y bileue. BSB BSB: First of all, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.
19 WYC For it bihoueth eresies to be, that thei that ben prouyd, ben opynli knowun in you. BSB BSB: And indeed, there must be differences among you to show which of you are approved.
20 WYC Therfor whanne ye comen togidere in to oon, now it is not to ete the Lordis soper; BSB BSB: Now then, when you come together, it is not the Lord’s Supper you eat.
21 WYC for whi ech man bifor takith his soper to ete, and oon is hungry, and another is drunkun. BSB BSB: For as you eat, each of you goes ahead without sharing his meal. While one remains hungry, another gets drunk.
22 WYC Whether ye han not housis to ete and drynke, or ye dispisen the chirche of God, and confounden hem that han noon? What schal Y seie to you? Y preise you, but here yn Y preise you not. BSB BSB: Don’t you have your own homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What can I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? No, I will not!
23 WYC For Y haue takun of the Lord that thing, which Y haue bitakun to you. For the Lord Jhesu, in what niyt he was bitraied, BSB BSB: For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread,
24 WYC took breed, and dide thankyngis, and brak, and seide, Take ye, and ete ye; this is my bodi, which schal be bitraied for you; do ye this thing in to my mynde. BSB BSB: and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”
25 WYC Also the cuppe, aftir that he hadde soupid, and seide, This cuppe is the newe testament in my blood; do ye this thing, as ofte as ye schulen drynke, in to my mynde. BSB BSB: In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”
26 WYC For as ofte as ye schulen ete this breed, and schulen drynke the cuppe, ye schulen telle the deth of the Lord, til that he come. BSB BSB: For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.
27 WYC Therfor who euere etith the breed, or drynkith the cuppe of the Lord vnworthili, he schal be gilti of the bodi and of the blood of the Lord. BSB BSB: Therefore, 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.
28 WYC But preue a man hym silf, and so ete he of `the ilke breed, and drynke of the cuppe. BSB BSB: Each one must examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup.
29 WYC For he that etith and drinkith vnworthili, etith and drinkith doom to hym, not wiseli demyng the bodi of the Lord. BSB BSB: For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body eats and drinks judgment on himself.
30 WYC Therfor among you many ben sijke and feble, and manye slepen. BSB BSB: That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.
31 WYC And if we demyden wiseli vs silf, we schulden not be demyd; BSB BSB: Now if we judged ourselves properly, we would not come under judgment.
32 WYC but while we ben demyd of the Lord, we ben chastisid, that we be not dampnyd with this world. BSB BSB: But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.
33 WYC Therfor, my britheren, whanne ye comen togidere to ete, abide ye togidere. BSB BSB: So, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.
34 WYC If ony man hungrith, ete he at home, that ye come not togidere in to doom. And Y schal dispose othere thingis, whanne Y come. BSB BSB: If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you come together it will not result in judgment. And when I come, I will give instructions about the remaining matters.
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