SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 10:13

10:13a No temptation has seized you except what is common to man.

All people are tempted in the same way that you are tempted.
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The temptations that you (plur.) have encountered are those that all people encounter.

10:13b And God is faithful;

(Contemporary English Version) But God can be trusted

But you can trust God.
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However, ⌊you (plur.) do not need to surrender to temptation, because⌋ you can be sure that God will help you.

10:13c He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear.

He will not let that temptation be so strong that you (plur.) cannot endure it.
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He will not allow ⌊Satan⌋ to tempt you more than you are able to resist/overcome.

10:13d But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape,

And when you (plur.) suffer that temptation, he will show/give you a way out of it
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For when ⌊God allows Satan⌋ to tempt you, he will also make sure that there will be an end/exit to the tempting

10:13e so that you can stand up under it.

so that you (plur.) will be able to endure that temptation and not surrender to it.
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so that you do not sin/do wrong.

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