1 Corinthians 10:15 (WEB)

Passage

I speak as to wise men. Judge what I say.

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

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

1 Corinthians 10:15 I speak as to wise men. Judge what I say.

1 Corinthians 10:16 The cup of blessing which we bless, isn’t it a sharing of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, isn’t it a sharing of the body of Christ?

1 Corinthians 10:17 Because there is one loaf of bread, we, who are many, are one body; for we all partake of the one loaf of 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 "Therefore 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.