1 Timothy 2:13

For Adam was formed first, then Eve.

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For Adam was first formed, then Eve.

In Context

12I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet.

14And Adam was not the one who was deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and fell into transgression.

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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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