1 Timothy 2:13

1 Timothy 2:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For Adam was first formed, then Eve.
• New International Version (NIV)For Adam was formed first, then Eve.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For Adam was formed first, then Eve;
• New King James Version (NKJV)For Adam was formed first, then Eve.

Context of 1 Timothy 2:13

11When you meet together, a woman should learn quietly. She must respect the leaders who teach in the church. 12I do not let a woman teach men. I do not let a woman have authority over men. Instead, she should listen quietly. I say this because God made Adam first. Then he made Eve. 14It was Eve, not Adam, who believed the lies that Satan told her. Because she believed Satan completely, she did what God had said was wrong. 15But even as women give birth to children, God will save them. They must continue to trust God and to love other people. They must live in a way that shows they belong to God. They must think carefully about how they live. Then God will save them.

1 Timothy 2:13 word by word

Ἀδὰμ γὰρ πρῶτος ἐπλάσθη, εἶτα Εὕα.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• AdamἈδάμAdam · AdamG76
• wasπλάσσωplassō · to moldG4111
• firstπρῶτοςprōtos · firstG4413
• thenεἶταeita · thenG1534
• EveΕὖαEua · EveG2096

Cross-references for 1 Timothy 2:13

• Genesis 1:27God made humans. He made them to be like himself. He made some of them males and some of them females.
• Genesis 2:7Then the Lord God took some soil from the ground and he made a man. He breathed air into the nose of the man to give him life. So the man became alive.
• 1 Corinthians 11:8When God made people, he did not use part of the woman to make a man. God made the man first. Then he made the woman from part of the man.

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 2:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13For Adam was first formed, then Eve - And by this very act God designed that he should have the pre-eminence. God fitted man, by the robust construction of his body, to live a public life, to contend with difficulties, and to be capable of great exertions. The structure of woman's body plainly proves that she was never designed for those exertions required in public life. In this the chief part of the natural inferiority of woman is to be sought.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13For Adam was first formed, then Eve - The apostle, in this verse, and the following, gives reasons why a woman should occupy a subordinate situation, and not usurp authority. The first is, that she was second in the act of creation, or was made subsequent to man. The reason here assigned cannot be understood to be merely that of priority of existence - for then it would give every old person authority over a younger one; but it must refer to the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-15Verses 8-15 Under the gospel, prayer is not to be confined to any one particular house of prayer, but men must pray every where. We must pray in our closets, pray in our families, pray at our meals, pray when we are on journeys, and pray in the solemn assemblies, whether more public or private. We must pray in charity; without wrath, or malice, or anger at any person. We must pray in faith, without doubting, and without disputing. Women who profess the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13The common view of this verse is that Paul thinks social roles come from man being created first (Genesis 2:7, 22; 1 Corinthians 11:8–12). People often link Paul's reasoning to the leading role of the firstborn son in the Old Testament. However, there are exceptions to the firstborn rule in Scripture (see Genesis 27–28). While the New Testament retains gender differences, it also promotes equality in Christ (Galatians 3:28; see also 1 Corinthians…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. For--reason of the precept; the original order of creation. Adam ... first--before Eve, who was created for him (1Co 11:8, 9).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Timothy 2:13

• Adam
• Eve
• Minister, Christian
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Adam
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• Lead
• Verity
• Adam in the New Testament
• Eve in the New Testament
• Form
• Woman
• Marriage

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings