1 Corinthians 10:13 · KJV
1 Corinthians 10:13
A Way of Escape
1 Corinthians 10:13 promises that no temptation is unbeatable: God is faithful and "will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able," but will "make a way to escape."
1 Corinthians 10:13 (KJV)
“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.”
What 1 Corinthians 10:13 means
"There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man." The verse first normalizes struggle — whatever you face, you are not uniquely broken; others have faced it too.
Then comes the promise anchored in God's character: "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." There is always a way out. A key verse on temptation and God's faithfulness.
Key verse
“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.”
1 Corinthians 10:13 · KJV — God provides a way of escape from every temptation.
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A prayer from 1 Corinthians 10:13
Lord, thank You that You are faithful and will not let me be tempted beyond what I can bear. When temptation comes, help me see and take the way of escape You provide. Amen.
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What does 1 Corinthians 10:13 mean?
1 Corinthians 10:13 promises that no temptation is unbeatable: God is faithful and "will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able," but will "make a way to escape."
What is 1 Corinthians 10:13 about?
"There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man." The verse first normalizes struggle — whatever you face, you are not uniquely broken; others have faced it too.
What is the key verse in 1 Corinthians 10:13?
1 Corinthians 10:13 — “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.”
Is 1 Corinthians 10:13 in the King James Version?
Yes. The full text of 1 Corinthians 10:13 on this page is the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain.