1 Timothy 2:13
for Adam was formed first, then Eve,
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
For Adam was first formed, then Eve.
In Context
12and I do not allow a woman to teach, nor to rule a husband, but to be in quietness,
14and Adam was not deceived, but the woman, having been deceived, came into transgression,
Cross References
Genesis 2:7And YHWH God forms the man—dust from the ground, and breathes into his nostrils breath of life, and the man becomes a living creature.
Genesis 2:22And YHWH God builds up the rib which He has taken out of the man into a woman, and brings 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 →