1 Corinthians 10:13

No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. 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 an escape, so that you can stand up under it.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Paul writes to the Corinthian church, placing this verse between a warning against overconfidence (1 Corinthians 10:12) and a command to flee idolatry (1 Corinthians 10:14). The immediate pressure is participation in pagan temple meals.

The words — πειρασμός (peirasmos) carries the sense of a siege or trial rather than a mere internal pull, and the aorist εἴληφεν ("has seized") marks the temptation as already having taken hold.

The thread — 2 Thessalonians 3:3 pairs the same "Lord is faithful" language with the promise to guard from the evil one; 2 Timothy 4:18 and 2 Peter 2:9 extend the theme to God's rescue of the godly from trials.

Why it lands — The verse does not promise the temptation will be removed; it promises an exit and places the standing on the reader. The demand is to recognize the escape and use it rather than wait for the pressure to pass.

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The Greek words

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

2 Peter 2:9 if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.
2 Timothy 4:18 And the Lord will rescue me from every evil action and bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
2 Thessalonians 3:3 But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.
1 Peter 5:8 Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
Hebrews 12:4 In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.
1 Thessalonians 5:24 The One who calls you is faithful, and He will do it.
Romans 8:28 And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
2 Corinthians 12:8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.
Ephesians 6:12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Luke 22:46 “Why are you sleeping?” He asked. “Get up and pray so that you will not enter into temptation.”