1 Corinthians 10:22 (YLT)

Passage

do we arouse the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than He?

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 10:20 <FI> no,<Fi> but that the things that the nations sacrifice--they sacrifice to demons and not to God; and I do not wish you to come into the fellowship of the demons.

1 Corinthians 10:21 Ye are not able the cup of the Lord to drink, and the cup of demons; ye are not able of the table of the Lord to partake, and of the table of demons;

1 Corinthians 10:22 do we arouse the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than He?

1 Corinthians 10:23 All things to me are lawful, but all things are not profitable; all things to me are lawful, but all things do not build up;

1 Corinthians 10:24 let no one seek his own--but each another's.

Study Lenses

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

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