1 Corinthians 10:13 - Exposition

But such as is common to man; rather, except such as is human; i.e. such as man can bear. The last verse was a warning; this is an encouragement. Having just heard what efforts even St. Paul had to make to run in the Christian race, and how terribly their fathers in the wilderness had failed to meet the requirements of God, they might be inclined to throw up every effort in despair. St. Paul, therefore, reminds them that these temptations were not superhuman, but were such as men had resisted, and such as they could resist. God is faithful He had called them ( 1 Corinthians 1:9 ), and since he knew "how to deliver the godly out of temptations" ( 2 Peter 2:9 ), he would surely perform his side of the covenant, and, if they did their parts, would stablish and keep them from evil ( 2 Thessalonians 3:3 ). Also. The mode of deliverance shall be ready simultaneously with the temptation. Away to escape; rather, the way to escape. The way to escape is different in different temptations, but for each temptation God would provide the special means of escaping it.