1 Timothy 2:13
For Adam was first formed, then Eve.
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
For Adam was first formed, then Eve.
In Context
12But I do not permit a woman to teach, nor to exercise authority over a man, but to be in quietness.
14Adam was not deceived, but the woman, being deceived, has fallen into disobedience;
Cross References
Genesis 2:7The Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Genesis 2:22He made the rib, which the Lord God had taken from the man, into a woman, and brought 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 →