1 Timothy 2:13
For Adam was formed first, and then Eve.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
For Adam was first formed, then Eve.
In Context
12I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; she is to remain quiet.
14And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman who was deceived and fell into transgression.
Cross References
Genesis 2:7Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.
Genesis 2:22And from the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man, He made a woman and brought her to him.
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 →