1 Corinthians 10:15 (DRB)

Passage

I speak as to wise men: judge ye yourselves what I say.

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 10:13 Let no temptation take hold on you, but such as is human. And God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that which you are able: but will make also with temptation issue, that you may be able to bear it.

1 Corinthians 10:14 Wherefore, my dearly beloved, fly from the service of idols.

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

1 Corinthians 10:16 The chalice of benediction which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? And the bread which we break, is it not the partaking of the body of the Lord?

1 Corinthians 10:17 For we, being many, are one bread, one body: all that partake of one bread.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "speak", "wise", "judge", and "yourselves". 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 dearly beloved fly from the..." into verse 16's "The chalice of benediction 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.