1 Corinthians 10:15 (ASV)

Passage

I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say.

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.

1 Corinthians 10:14 Wherefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.

1 Corinthians 10:15 I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say.

1 Corinthians 10:16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not a communion of the body of Christ?

1 Corinthians 10:17 seeing that we, who are many, are one bread, one body: for we are all partake of the one bread.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "speak", "wise", and "judge". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "speak" and "wise", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "Wherefore my beloved flee from idolatry..." into verse 16's "The cup of blessing which we bless...", so "speak" and "wise" belong inside that flow. In 1 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "speak" and "wise" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.