No temptation has overtaken you that is not human; but faithful is God, who will not let you be tempted more than you can bear, but together with the temptation will give the way out, so that you can resist it.
10:13 — No temptation has come over you that is not human — Paul continues addressing in particular those Corinthians who gloried in their knowledge but who at the same time neglected their duties towards weak brothers in the face of the temptation to continue in social activities that involved eating things sacrificed to idols. That temptation had seized them, but Paul says that it does not have invincible strength, since it is “human”, or relatively weak. The phrase “be human” translates the word anthropinos, which means “of man”, and from that, weak, defective. It appears in Ac 17:25 (men’s hands); 1Co 4:3 (human court); Jas 3:7 (Human nature); 1Pe 2:13 (human institution). Every temptation to sin is actually weak like man, and therefore it can be overcome! — but faithful is God, who will not let you be tempted beyond what you can resist — Since God is stronger than man, it is clear that he can take care that temptation is not greater than man’s strength. The case of Job illustrates the point: God allowed Satan to tempt Job, but he placed limits on what he could do (Job 1:12). God’s faithfulness (cf. 1:9, comments) assures the Christian, not of the “impossibility of apostasy” (according to Calvinism), but of the impossibility of being tempted by Satan beyond the power of the individual to resist temptation. God cares for every individual! Obviously, if the individual does not do what he has power to do (which is resist temptation), it is not God’s fault. see Hebrews 3:14, hold “firm to the end the confidence of the beginning.” — but together with the temptation will also give the way out, so that you can endure — Satan tempts but God gives the way out. The Christian, then, has no excuse if he does not overcome temptation. “To be able to bear (hupophero)” means “to carry under” (a load). The load is above, but the person always goes forward, not defeated by it. Compare Jas 1:2-4; Jas 1:12. The Calvinist argues that if the Christian can sin and be eternally lost, then it follows that God is not faithful. Will he be like this? If the Christian does not take the exit to be able to withstand temptation, he is the infidel, and not God. God gave him the way out, but he didn’t take it. Let’s not create a doctrine that blames God when man fails. The shield to protect us against the fiery darts of the evil one is faith (Eph 6:16), and man, not God, has to believe (Hebrews 3:12). The devil is resisted only by the faith of the Christian (Jas 4:7; 1Pe 5:9). He flees from the faithful. God does not tempt us, but Satan (Jas 1:13; Matt 4:1; Matt 4:3). God is the one who delivers us from evilMatt 6:13). Compare Hebrews 2:18. Judas Iscariot did not use the exit, but Peter did.
Source: Commentary on the New Testament by Partain
It has not happened to you. Jer 12:5; Matt 24:21-24; Luke 11:4; Luke 22:31, Luke 22:46; 2Co 11:23-28; Eph 6:12, Eph 6:13; Hebrews 11:35-38; Hebrews 12:4; Jas 5:10, Jas 5:11; 1Pe 1:6, 1Pe 1:7; 1Pe 5:8, 1Pe 5:9; Rev 2:10; Rev 3:10.
more faithful is God. 1Co 1:9; Deu 7:9; Ps 36:5; Ps 89:33; Isaiah 11:5; Isaiah 25:1; Isaiah 49:7; Lam 3:23; Hos 2:20; 1Thess 5:24; 2Thess 3:3; 2Ti 2:11-13; Hebrews 6:18; Hebrews 10:23; Hebrews 11:11; 1Pe 4:19; 1Jn 1:9; Rev 19:11.
that will not leave you. Exo 3:17; Ps 125:3; Dan 3:17; Luke 22:32; Joh 10:28-30; Romans 8:28-39; 2Co 1:10; 2Co 12:8-10; 2Ti 4:18; 1Pe 1:5; 2Pe 2:9.
before it will also give… the output. Gen 19:20, Gen 19:21; Ps 124:7; Jer 29:11; Luke 16:26; Ac 27:44; Jas 5:11.
Source: The Treasury of Biblical Knowledge
Paul gives the Corinthians a word of comfort. The various temptations they suffered were normal; Through the ages all believers have to resist temptations. God is so good that he will not allow believers to go through something he has not prepared us for. He will give each believer the grace and power to resist. In addition, resistance will bring us reward (1Co 9:24-27).
Source: New Illustrated Caribbean Bible Commentary
FAITHFUL IS GOD. Those who claim to be believers should not justify sin with excuses that they are mere human beings and therefore imperfect, or that in this life all the born again continue to sin with words, thoughts and actions (cf. Romans 6:1). At the same time, Paul assures the Corinthians that there is no reason any true believer should fall from God’s grace.
(1) The Holy Spirit clearly affirms that God grants his children sufficient grace to overcome every temptation and thus resist sin (cf. Rev 2:7; Rev 2:17; Rev 2:26). God’s faithfulness manifests itself in two ways:
(a) He will not allow believers to be tempted beyond what they can bear, and
(b) will provide with every temptation a way by which temptation can be resisted and sin overcome (cf. 2Thess 3:3).
(2) The grace of God (Eph 2:8-10; Tit 2:11-14), the blood of Jesus Christ (Eph 2:13; 1Pe 2:24), the Word of God (Eph 6:17; 2Ti 3:16-17), the inner power of the Holy Spirit (Tit 3:5-6; 1Pe 1:5) and the heavenly intercession of Christ gives sufficient power for the believer’s struggle against sin and the spiritual forces of evil (Eph 6:10-18; Hebrews 7:25).
(3) If the believer gives place to sin, it is not because the provision of Christ’s grace is insufficient, but because the believer fails to resist his own sinful desire through the power of the Spirit (Romans 8:13-14; Gal 5:16; Gal 5:24; Jas 1:13; Jas 1:15). “His divine power from him” has given us everything we need for life and godliness (2Pe 1:3), and through the salvation provided by Christ, believers can live as befits the Lord, “in everything pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work,” empowered “with all power, according to his glorious might, for all patience and longsuffering ” (Col 1:10-11; see Matt 4:1, note on overcoming temptation). Every temptation can be endured and escaped if there is a sincere desire and dependence on God’s faithfulness and power.
Source: Full Life Study Bible
The journey of ancient Israel for forty years between Egypt and Canaan (Exo 13:21; Exo 14:16; Exo 16:15; Exo 17:6) has become an illustration of the misuse of freedom and the dangers of excessive self-confidence. The Israelites abused their new freedoms and fell into idolatry, immorality, and rebellion, disqualifying them from receiving the full blessing of the Lord.
Source: MacArthur Study Bible
temptation. See notes on Jas 1:13-15; zip Matt 6:13. human. A Greek word meaning “common to all men.”
Source: MacArthur Study Bible
10:13 — No temptation that is not human has overtaken you – Paul continues to address in particular those Corinthians who gloried in their knowledge but at the same time neglected their duties towards weak brothers in the face of the temptation to continue in activities social activities that involved eating things sacrificed to idols. That temptation had seized them, but Paul says that it does not have invincible strength, since it is “human”, or relatively weak.
The phrase “be human” translates the word anthropinos, which means “of man”, and from that, weak, defective. It appears in Acts 17:25 (hands of men); 1Co 4:3 (human court); Jas 3:7 (human nature); 1Pe 2:13 (human institution). Every temptation to sin is actually weak like man, and therefore it can be overcome!
— but faithful is God, who will not let you be tempted beyond what you can resist – Since God is stronger than man, it is clear that he can take care that temptation is not greater than man’s strength.
The case of Job illustrates the point: God allowed Satan to tempt Job, but placed limits on what he could do (Job 1:12).
God’s faithfulness (see 1:9, comments) assures the Christian, not the “impossibility of apostasy” (according to Calvinism), but the impossibility of being tempted by Satan beyond the power of the individual to resist temptation. God cares for every individual! Obviously, if the individual does not do what he has power to do (which is resist temptation), it is not God’s fault. See Heb 3:14, “holding fast to the end the confidence of the beginning.”
— but he will also give the way out together with the temptation, so that you can endure – Satan tempts but God gives the way out. The Christian, then, has no excuse if he does not overcome temptation. “To be able to bear (hupophero)” means “to carry under” (a burden). The load is above, but the person always goes forward, not defeated by it. Compare Jas 1:2-4; Jas 1:12.
The Calvinist argues that if the Christian can sin and be eternally lost, then it follows that God is not faithful. Will it be so? If the Christian does not take the exit to be able to withstand temptation, he is the infidel, and not God. God gave him the way out, but he didn’t take it. Let’s not create a doctrine that blames God when man fails. The shield to protect us against the fiery darts of the evil one is faith (Eph 6:16), and it is up to man, not God, to believe (Heb 3:12). The devil is resisted only by the faith of the Christian (James 4:7; 1Pe 5:9). He flees from the faithful.
God does not tempt us, but Satan does (Jas 1:13; Mat 4:1; Mat 4:3). God is the one who delivers us from evil (Mat 6:13). Compare Heb 2:18. Judas Iscariot did not use the exit, but Peter did.
Source: Reeves-Partain Notes
1Co 1:9.
Source: Hispano-American Interdenominational Translation
CROSS-REFERENCES
w488 1Pe 5:9
x489 1Thess 5:24; 2Thess 3:3
and 490 Luke 22:32; 2Pe 2:9
z491 1Sa 30:6; Isaiah 40:29; Acts 27:44; Phil 4:13
Source: New World Translation
It will also provide the escape route. The believer must not give in to temptation, because God will always be by his side and will show him the right path.
Source: The Bible of the Americas
13 (1) This verse is a continuation of the warning given in v.12, which indicates, on the one hand, that we must guard against temptation, lest we fall and die, and on the other hand, that God in His faithfulness will not allow us to fall. No temptation comes that we cannot bear, but, together with the temptation, it will always give us the way out.
13 (two) Or, test ( 2Pe_2:9 ; cf. Dan_3:17-18).
13 (3) Or, common to all men.
13 (4) Or, tested.
Source: New Testament Commentary Recovery Version
the exit. Not necessarily a relief, but the power to be able to withstand the test.
Source: Ryrie Annotated Study Bible
R996 Τοῦ with the infinitive is used in a fully explanatory sense (comp. MT217; here the construction exhibits a very loose relationship between noun and infinitive, and tends towards a consecutive sense).