1 Timothy 2:13
for Adam was first formed, then Eve,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
For Adam was first formed, then Eve.
In Context
12and a woman I do not suffer to teach, nor to rule a husband, but to be in quietness,
14and Adam was not deceived, but the woman, having been deceived, into transgression came,
Cross References
Genesis 2:7And Jehovah God formeth the man — dust from the ground, and breatheth into his nostrils breath of life, and the man becometh a living creature.
Genesis 2:22And Jehovah God buildeth up the rib which He hath taken out of the man into a woman, and bringeth her in unto 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 →