11. But here is how things are for those who belong to the Lord. The woman is not independent of the man. And the man is not independent of the woman.
12. The woman came from the man, and the man is born from the woman. But everything comes from God.
13. You be the judge. Is it proper for a woman to pray to God without covering her head?
14. Suppose a man has long hair. Doesn't the very nature of things teach you that it is shameful?
15. And suppose a woman has long hair. Doesn't the very nature of things teach you that it is her glory? Long hair is given to her as a covering.
16. If anyone wants to argue about that, we don't have any other practice. And God's churches don't either.
17. In the following matters, I don't praise you. Your meetings do more harm than good.
18. First, here is what people are telling me. When you come together as a church, you take sides. And in some ways I believe it.
19. No doubt you need to take sides in order to show which of you God agrees with!
20. When you come together, it is not the Lord's Supper you eat.
21. As you eat, each of you goes ahead without waiting for anyone else. One remains hungry and another gets drunk.
22. Don't you have homes to eat and drink in? Or do you think so little of God's church that you shame those in it who have nothing? What should I say to you? Should I praise you for that? Certainly not!