10:13, again

 I published this yesterday - I thought it so important I'm gonna publish it again today...

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 I had to share more about 1 Corinthians 10:13.

To me, it's a VERY important statement by Paul.

I read the New Living Translation (NLT).

But I've provided some of what other translations or paraphrases have presented this verse.

Just think about the astounding truth of this single verse...

Bottom line? We have NO excuse succumbing to temptations...

1 Corinthians 10:13

The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. 

And God is faithful. 

He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. 

When you are tempted, 

he will show you a way out 

so that you can endure. (NLT)

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No temptation has come your way that is too hard for flesh and blood to bear. 

But God can be trusted not to allow you to suffer any temptation beyond your powers of endurance. 

He will see to it that every temptation has a way out, 

so that it will never be impossible for you to bear it. 

(JB Phillips - one of the early contemporary translations)

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But remember this:

the wrong desires that come into your life aren’t anything new and different. 

Many others have faced exactly the same problems before you. 

And no temptation is irresistible. 

You can trust God to keep the temptation from becoming so strong that you can’t stand up against it, 

for he has promised this 

and will do what he says. 

He will show you how to escape temptation’s power 

so that you can bear up patiently against it. 

(The Living Bible - a paraphrase first created when I was in college?)

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No test or temptation that comes your way is beyond the course of what others have had to face. 

All you need to remember is that God will never let you down; 

he’ll never let you be pushed past your limit; 

he’ll always be there to help you come through it. 

(The Message - a paraphrase created in the late 20th century)

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Any temptation you face will be nothing new. 

But God is faithful, 

and He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can handle. 

But He always provides a way of escape 

so that you will be able to endure 

and keep moving forward. 

(The Voice translation which first came out in 2011)