1 Timothy 2:13
For Adam was first formed; then Eve.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
For Adam was first formed, then Eve.
In Context
12But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to use authority over the man: but to be in silence.
14And Adam was not seduced; but the woman being seduced, was in the transgression.
Cross References
Genesis 2:7And the Lord God formed man of the slime of the earth: and breathed into his face the breath of life, and man became a living soul.
Genesis 2:22And the Lord God built the rib which he took from Adam into a woman: and brought her to Adam.
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 →