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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)You are reasonable people. Decide for yourselves if what I am saying is true.

Context of 1 Corinthians 10:15

13No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it. 14Therefore, my dear friends, flee from idolatry. I speak to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say. 16Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ? 17Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we all share the one loaf.

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 so wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are honored, we are dishonored!
• 1 Corinthians 6:5I say this to shame you. Is it possible that there is nobody among you wise enough to judge a dispute between believers?
• 1 Corinthians 8:1Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that “We all possess knowledge.” But knowledge puffs up while 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, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be adults.
• Job 34:2“Hear my words, you wise men; listen to me, you men of learning.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:21but test them all; 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