1 Timothy 2:13

For Adam was first formed, then Eve;

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For Adam was first formed, then Eve.

In Context

12In my opinion it is right for a woman not to be a teacher, or to have rule over a man, but to be quiet.

14And Adam was not taken by deceit, but the woman, being tricked, became a wrongdoer.

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Cross References

Genesis 2:7And the Lord God made man from the dust of the earth, breathing into him the breath of life: and man became a living soul.

Genesis 2:22And the bone which the Lord God had taken from the man he made into a woman, and took her to the man.

Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 2:10-15

Paul's Charge to Females. ( a. d. 64.) 9 In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; 10 But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works. 11 Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. 12 But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. 13 For Adam was first formed, then Eve. 14 And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being… Read the whole commentary →

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