1 Corinthians 10:15

1 Corinthians 10:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say.
• New International Version (NIV)I speak to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I speak as to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I speak as to wise men; judge for yourselves what I say.

Context of 1 Corinthians 10:15

13No temptation has come upon you except what is common to humanity. But God is faithful; he will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to bear it. 14So then, my dear friends, flee from idolatry. I am speaking as to sensible people. Judge for yourselves what I am saying. 16The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a sharing in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a sharing in the body of Christ? 17Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, since all of us share the one bread.

1 Corinthians 10:15 word by word

ὡς φρονίμοις λέγω, κρίνατε ὑμεῖς ὅ φημι.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I speakλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• to wise menφρόνιμοςphronimos · thoughtfulG5429
• judgeκρίνωkrinō · to judgeG2919
• yeσύsu · youG4771
• whatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• I sayφημίphēmi · to assertG5346

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 10:15

• 1 Corinthians 4:10We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, but we are dishonored!
• 1 Corinthians 6:5I say this to your shame! Can it be that there is not one wise person among you who is able to arbitrate between fellow believers?
• 1 Corinthians 8:1Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that “we all have knowledge.” Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
• 1 Corinthians 11:13Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?
• 1 Corinthians 14:20Brothers and sisters, don’t be childish in your thinking, but be infants in regard to evil and adult in your thinking.
• Job 34:2Hear my words, you wise ones, and listen to me, you knowledgeable ones.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:21but test all things. Hold on to what is good.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 10:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15I speak as to wise men - The Corinthians valued themselves not a little on their wisdom and various gifts; the apostle admits this, and draws an argument from it against themselves. As ye are so wise, surely ye can see the propriety of abominating idolatry of every kind: for an idol is nothing in the world, and can do nothing for you and nothing against you.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15I speak as to wise men … - I speak to people qualified to understand the subject; and present reasons which will commend themselves to you. The reasons referred to are those which occupy the remainder of the chapter.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-22Verses 15-22 Did not the joining in the Lord's supper show a profession of faith in Christ crucified, and of adoring gratitude to him for his salvation ? Christians, by this ordinance, and the faith therein professed, were united as the grains of wheat in one loaf of bread, or as the members in the human body, seeing they were all united to Christ, and had fellowship with him and one another. This is confirmed from the Jewish worship and customs in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-22Paul warns his readers against anything that might be seen as idolatry (see 1 John 5:21), including eating food to honor a pagan god.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. Appeal to their own powers of judgment to weigh the force of the argument that follows: namely, that as the partaking of the Lord's Supper involves a partaking of the Lord Himself, and the partaking of the Jewish sacrificial meats involved a partaking of the altar of God, and, as the heathens sacrifice to devils, to partake of an idol feast is to have fellowship with devils. We cannot divest ourselves of the responsibility of "judging" for ourselves…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 10:15

• Reasoning

In the dictionaries

• Wise men
• Admonition
• Lust
• Meekness
• Apostle
• Corinthians, First Epistle to the
• Jude, the Epistle of
• Lord's Supper; (eucharist)
• Paul, the Apostle

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings