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God's Faithful Promise
Commentators unanimously affirm this verse is a profound promise of God's faithfulness. He sovereignly controls every temptation, ensuring it will never be more than you can handle with His help. Scholars note that God knows your limits and proportions every trial to the strength He provides. Your security is not in your own power, but in His promise to limit the test.
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1 Corinthians
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Corinthians 10:13
18th Century
Theologian
There has no temptation taken you. What temptation the apostle refers to here is not quite certain. It is probable, however, that he refer…
AT Robertson
On 1 Corinthians 10:13
Hath taken (ειληφεν). Perfect active indicative of λαμβανω.
But such as man can bear (ε μη ανθρωπινος). Ex…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Corinthians 10:13
19th Century
Bishop
There hath no temptation taken you.—What is meant by a “temptation common to man” (or rather, suited to man) is …
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Charles Spurgeon
On 1 Corinthians 10:13–14
19th Century
Preacher
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 a…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On 1 Corinthians 10:13
Paul now applies these examples for the Corinthians. They have been written down to warn us, he says. His warning amounts to this: “Do not be smug …
John Calvin
On 1 Corinthians 10:13
16th Century
Theologian
No temptation has taken you. Let others take their own way of interpreting this. For my part, I believe it was intended for their consolat…
John Gill
On 1 Corinthians 10:13
17th Century
Pastor
There has no temptation taken you
Some, indeed, understand these words by way of reproof, that whereas their trials …
Matthew Henry
On 1 Corinthians 10:6–14
17th Century
Minister
Carnal desires gain strength by indulgence; therefore, they should be checked when they first arise. Let us fear the sins of Israel if we want to a…