Memorize 1 Corinthians 10:13

No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.

1 Corinthians 10:13, New International Version

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The five steps

1. Meet the verse. Hear it read aloud, then echo it phrase by phrase, with a small hand motion for each phrase.
2. Fill the gaps. About a third of the words become blanks. Say it out loud, supplying them; peek if you need to, trying is the point.
3. Half hidden. Most of the words are gone now. Say it once more at bedtime; sleep locks it in overnight.
4. First letters. Every word reduced to its first letter. Recite it with only those to guide you.
5. All by yourself. Nothing but the reference. One confident recite, then it goes into your Verse Book to come back for review.

Each step makes a fine "tonight's step" spread over five days, and nothing is locked: the numbered dots jump anywhere. How to memorize Bible verses walks through the whole method.

Why it works

Three of the most replicated findings in learning science: retrieval practice (pulling a word from memory strengthens it more than rereading it), spacing (short tries on separate days beat one long one), and sleep (a verse said at bedtime is consolidated overnight). The blanks grow in stages so that every try is hard enough to count and never so hard that you give up.

1 Corinthians 10:13 in context

Israel’s wilderness failures warn believers against presumption, idolatry, and testing God, while God provides a way through temptation. Sharing one cup and bread expresses communion that cannot be joined carelessly to idol feasts.

Read 1 Corinthians 10:13 in its chapter · 1 Corinthians 10, in the New International Version.

Verses that keep it company

• Psalm 119:11Bible verses about temptation
• Proverbs 4:23Bible verses about temptation
• Proverbs 16:32Bible verses about temptation
• Proverbs 25:28Bible verses about temptation
• Matthew 26:41Bible verses about temptation
• Galatians 5:16Bible verses about temptation

1 Corinthians 10:13 is on Bible verses about temptation.

In other translations

BSB · Berean Standard BibleKJV · King James VersionNET · New English TranslationWEB · World English BibleESV · English Standard VersionASV · American Standard (1901)YLT · Young's Literal Translation

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