1 Corinthians 10:13 (ASV)

Passage

There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 10:11 Now these things happened unto them by way of example; and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages are come.

1 Corinthians 10:12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.

1 Corinthians 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.

1 Corinthians 10:14 Wherefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.

1 Corinthians 10:15 I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "hath", "temptation", "taken", "such", "bear", "faithful", and "suffer". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "hath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth..." into verse 14's "Wherefore my beloved flee from idolatry...", so "faith" and "hath" belong inside that flow. In 1 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "faith" and "hath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.