1 Corinthians 10:13. There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear Gr. ‘ but what is human.'

but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able to bear and overcome.

but with the temptation make also the way of escape. There seems here an evident reference to some special temptation, the severity of which was pressing upon the Corinthians at this time; and as in the next verse the apostle resumes the topic which gave rise to this long digression with the stringent call to “flee from idolatry,” there can be no doubt that the “temptation” specially referred to here arose from difficulties on this subject which were pressing so hard as to endanger their whole Christianity, if not resolutely met.

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Old Testament