1 Corinthians 10:13 (WEB)

Passage

No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 10:11 Now all these things happened to them by way of example, and they were written for our admonition, on whom the ends of the ages have come.

1 Corinthians 10:12 Therefore let him who thinks he stands be careful that he doesn’t fall.

1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

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

1 Corinthians 10:15 I speak as to wise men. Judge what I say.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "temptation", "taken", "except", "common", "faithful", "allow", and "tempted". 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 "Therefore let him who thinks he stands..." into verse 14's "Therefore my beloved flee from idolatry...", 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.