1 Corinthians 10:15 (DBY)

Passage

I speak as to intelligent [persons]: do *ye* judge what I say.

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has taken you but such as is according to man's nature; and God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able [to bear], but will with the temptation make the issue also, so that [ye] should be able to bear [it].

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

1 Corinthians 10:15 I speak as to intelligent [persons]: do *ye* judge what I say.

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

1 Corinthians 10:17 Because we, [being] many, are one loaf, one body; for we all partake of that one loaf.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "speak", "intelligent", "persons", and "judge". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "speak" and "intelligent", 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 "intelligent" 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 "intelligent" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.