1 Corinthians 10:22 (GNV)

Passage

Doe we prouoke the Lord to anger? are we stronger then he?

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 10:20 Nay, but that these things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to deuils, and not vnto God: and I would not that ye should haue fellowship with the deuils.

1 Corinthians 10:21 Ye can not drinke the cup of the Lord, and the cup of the deuils. Ye can not be partakers of the Lords table, and of the table of the deuils.

1 Corinthians 10:22 Doe we prouoke the Lord to anger? are we stronger then he?

1 Corinthians 10:23 All things are lawfull for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawfull for me, but all things edifie not.

1 Corinthians 10:24 Let no man seeke his owne, but euery man anothers wealth.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "Ye can not drinke the cup of..." into verse 23's "All things are lawfull for me but...", so "prouoke" and "lord" 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 "prouoke" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.