1 Corinthians 10:15 (LSB)

Passage

I speak as to prudent people. You judge what I say.

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man, but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.

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

1 Corinthians 10:15 I speak as to prudent people. You judge what I say.

1 Corinthians 10:16 Is not the cup of blessing which we bless a sharing in the blood of Christ? Is not the bread which we break a sharing in the body of Christ?

1 Corinthians 10:17 Since there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "Therefore my beloved flee from idolatry..." into verse 16's "Is not the cup of blessing which...", so "speak" and "prudent" 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 "prudent" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.