1 Corinthians 10:15 (YLT)

Passage

as to wise men I speak--judge ye what I say:

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation hath taken you--except human; and God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able, but He will make, with the temptation, also the outlet, for your being able to bear <FI>it<Fi> .

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

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

1 Corinthians 10:16 The cup of the blessing that we bless--is it not the fellowship of the blood of the Christ? the bread that we break--is it not the fellowship of the body of the Christ?

1 Corinthians 10:17 because one bread, one body, are we the many--for we all of the one bread do partake.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wise" and "speak--judge". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "wise" and "speak--judge", 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 the idolatry..." into verse 16's "The cup of the blessing that we...", so "wise" and "speak--judge" 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 "wise" and "speak--judge" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.