The Apostle Paul
1 Corinthians 10:13ESV·traditional attribution

No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

John Calvin Reformed

I read this as consolation, not rebuke. Paul means to steady them after those terrifying examples of God's wrath, lest they despair entirely. Nothing has come upon you but what is common to men, there is always room for repentance. God is faithful; He will not abandon you to trials beyond your strength.

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Matthew Henry Presbyterian

Carnal desire indulged is the root of all sin and must be checked at its first rise, before it bears sway and carries us where we cannot foresee. The Corinthians ate and drank before the idol as if the sacrifice had sanctified it; this was idolatry, and the wilderness falls stand as their mirror.

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Commenting on 1 Corinthians 10:6-14

John Gill Reformed Baptist

These are words of comfort to the saints. No temptation shall befall you except such as men may bear by divine assistance. There are divine temptations from God Himself, who may test you by hard commands or affliction; but He will not permit anything beyond human strength when His grace upholds you.

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