1 Timothy 2:13

13 For Adam was formed first, then Eve.

1 Timothy 2:13 in Other Translations

13 For Adam was first formed, then Eve.

13 For Adam was formed first, then Eve;

13 For God made Adam first, and afterward he made Eve.

13 Adam was made first, then Eve;

13 For Adam was first formed, then Eve;

13 After all, Adam was formed first, then Eve.

13 For Adam was created first, then Eve.

13 Adam was made first. Then Eve was made.

1 Timothy 2:13 Meaning and Commentary

1 Timothy 2:13

For Adam was first formed
Immediately by God, out of the dust of the earth; and the breath of life was breathed into him, and he became a living soul; thus wonderfully and fearfully was he made; after this he was put into the garden of Eden, to dress it, and all creatures were brought to him, to give them names; and still an help meet or a companion was not found for him. All this while Eve was not as yet formed, but after this,

then Eve.
She was formed out of him, was made out of one of his ribs; and was formed for him, for his use, service, help and comfort; and here lies the strength of the apostle's reason, why the woman should be in subjection to the man; not so much because he was made before her; for so were the beasts of the field before Adam; and yet this gave them no superiority to him; but because she was made out of him, and made for him, see ( 1 Corinthians 11:8 1 Corinthians 11:9 ) . So that the woman's subjection to the man is according to the laws of nature and creation; and was antecedent to the fall; and would have been, if that had never been; though that brought her into a lower, and meaner, and more depressed estate; which the apostle next mentions. The words may be rendered, "the first Adam", or "Adam the first was formed, and then Eve". See ( 1 Corinthians 15:45 1 Corinthians 15:47 ) .

1 Timothy 2:13 In-Context

11 A woman should learn in quietness and full submission.

12 I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man; she must be quiet.

13 For Adam was formed first, then Eve.

14 And Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and became a sinner.

15 But women will be saved through childbearing—if they continue in faith, love and holiness with propriety.

Cross References

• 1. Genesis 2:7,22; 1 Corinthians 11:8