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

13You may often want to do wrong things. The things that are difficult for you are difficult for other people too. Remember that God is always there to help you. He will not let any bad thing be too difficult for you. He will help you to stand against it. When you want to do something wrong, God will make you strong in your spirit. He will show you a way out, so that you do not do anything wrong. 14So, my friends, keep away from idols. Do not worship them. You are people who think carefully about things. So think about what I am saying to you. 16When we eat the Lord's Supper together, we remember that Christ died on our behalf. We thank God for the wine that we drink from the cup. In that way, we remember that we all belong to Christ because of his blood. We also break the bread and we eat it together. In that way, we remember that we all belong to Christ because of his body that died on the cross. 17We are many people, but all of us eat part of the same loaf of bread. That shows that we are one group of people. We belong together because Christ died on our behalf.

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 have become like fools so that we can serve Christ. But you think that you are wise because you belong to Christ. We seem like weak people, but you seem to be strong! People respect you but they insult us!
• 1 Corinthians 6:5I say this so that you will feel ashamed. There is surely a wise person in your group who could decide quarrels between yourselves.
• 1 Corinthians 8:1You asked me a question about food that people have offered to idols. You say, ‘We all know about these things.’ We know that is true. But when you know about something, that can make you proud. Love is better. Love helps people to become strong.
• 1 Corinthians 11:13Think about this: If a woman prays to God but she has not covered her head, is that proper?
• 1 Corinthians 14:20My Christian friends, do not continue to think like children think. Instead, think properly like men and women should think. The only way you should be like babies is to keep away from evil things.
• Job 34:2‘You men who are so wise and who know so much, listen to me. Hear what I have to say.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:21Instead, think carefully about everything, to see if it is true. Remember to obey anything that 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