1 Timothy 2:13
For Adam was first formed, then Eve.
King James Version
In Context
12But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.
14And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.
Cross References
Genesis 2:7And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Genesis 2:22And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her 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 →