1 Corinthians 10:13 in Context
1 Corinthians 10:13 read in its full chapter context. See the verses before and after, plus historical setting and flow of thought.
"There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it."
— 1 Corinthians 10:13 (KJV)
Where This Verse Sits
1 Corinthians 10:13 appears in 1 Corinthians chapter 10, verse 13. Paul wrote this around AD 55 to Corinthian Christians living in one of the ancient world's most morally corrupt cities. Corinth hosted temple prostitution and notorious excess. Paul assured believers that their temptations weren't unique and that God had faithfully set limits on what they would face.
The Verse Itself
"There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it."
— 1 Corinthians 10:13 (KJV)
Flow of the Passage
To grasp 1 Corinthians 10:13 fully, read it inside the surrounding paragraph. The verses before set up the argument, and the verses after show its outworking. 1 Corinthians 10 as a whole carries forward the theme of temptation, and this single verse is one beat in that larger movement.
Paul assures believers that every temptation is common and manageable. God's faithfulness ensures that with every temptation comes a way of escape.
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