1 Corinthians 10:13 (DRB)

Passage

Let no temptation take hold on you, but such as is human. And God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that which you are able: but will make also with temptation issue, that you may be able to bear it.

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 10:11 Now all these things happened to them in figure: and they are written for our correction, upon whom the ends of the world are come.

1 Corinthians 10:12 Wherefore, he that thinketh himself to stand, let him take heed lest he fall.

1 Corinthians 10:13 Let no temptation take hold on you, but such as is human. And God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that which you are able: but will make also with temptation issue, that you may be able to bear it.

1 Corinthians 10:14 Wherefore, my dearly beloved, fly from the service of idols.

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

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "Wherefore he that thinketh himself to stand..." into verse 14's "Wherefore my dearly beloved fly from the...", so "faith" and "temptation" 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 "temptation" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.