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

13The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure. 14So, my dear friends, flee from the worship of idols. You are reasonable people. Decide for yourselves if what I am saying is true. 16When we bless the cup at the Lord’s Table, aren’t we sharing in the blood of Christ? And when we break the bread, aren’t we sharing in the body of Christ? 17And though we are many, we all eat from one loaf of bread, showing that we are one body.

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 4:10Our dedication to Christ makes us look like fools, but you claim to be so wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are so powerful! You are honored, but we are ridiculed.
• 1 Corinthians 6:5I am saying this to shame you. Isn’t there anyone in all the church who is wise enough to decide these issues?
• 1 Corinthians 8:1Now regarding your question about food that has been offered to idols. Yes, we know that “we all have knowledge” about this issue. But while knowledge makes us feel important, it is love that strengthens the church.
• 1 Corinthians 11:13Judge for yourselves. Is it right for a woman to pray to God in public without covering her head?
• 1 Corinthians 14:20Dear brothers and sisters, don’t be childish in your understanding of these things. Be innocent as babies when it comes to evil, but be mature in understanding matters of this kind.
• Job 34:2“Listen to me, you wise men. Pay attention, you who have knowledge.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:21but test everything that is said. 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