1 Timothy 2:13
in 1 Timothy 2For Adam was formed first, and then Eve.
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For Adam was first formed, then Eve;
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For Adam was first formed, then Eve.
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This verse in 1 Timothy 2
Commentary
11 notes on this verseIt was said, moreover, that it was not good for man to be alone. Yet we know that Adam did not commit sin before woman was created. However, after creation, she was the first to disobey the divine command and even allured her husband to sin. If, therefore, the woman is responsible for the sin, how then can her coming be considered a good?
This site's exposition
Adam was formed first
on 1 Timothy 2:13-14
Paul grounds his ruling in Genesis twice, in the order of creation and in the order of the fall. Adam was formed first, and then Eve, and it was the woman who was deceived and fell into transgression.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers3 voices
For Adam was formed first, then Eve; and Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived fell into transgression. For Adam was formed first. Since Adam was formed first, the woman should not have authority over the man, but should be in submission to …
But you should not be surprised that she [the church] who is gathered out of the dispersion of the nations and prepared to be the bride of Christ has sometimes been guilty of these faults. Remember how the first woman was seduced and was in the transgression and could find her salvation, so the Scripture says, only in bearing children, which for our present purpose means those who continue in faith and love with sanctity. The apostle, therefore, declares what is written about Adam and Eve thus, "This is a great mystery in Christ and in the church." Christ so loved her that he gave himself for her, while she was yet undutiful, even as he says, "When as yet we were ungodly according to the time, Christ died for us"; and again, "While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."
If it be asked, what has this to do with women of the present day? it shows that the male sex enjoyed the higher honor. Man was first formed; and elsewhere he shows their superiority. "Neither was the man created for the woman, but the woman for the man." Why then does he say this? He wishes the man to have the preeminence in every way; both for the reason given above, he means, let him have precedence, and on account of what occurred afterwards. For the woman taught the man once, and made him guilty of disobedience, and wrought our ruin. Therefore because she made a bad use of her power over the man, or rather her equality with him, God made her subject to her husband. "Thy desire shall be to thy husband?" This had not been said to her before.
The Medieval Church2 voices
Then when he says, for Adam was formed first, he assigns the reason for what he had taught: first, from the order of creation; second, from the order of sin, at and Adam was not seduced. In regard to the first it should be noted …
Since, he says, in the very creation the male sex was honored with primacy, and Eve was created second, then after this all wives must hold secondary places after their husbands and be subject to them. For the force of what was then done with …
4 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
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.
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
For 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 circumstances of the case as detailed in the history of the creation; Gen. 1–
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
For--reason of the precept; the original order of creation. Adam . . . first--before Eve, who was created for him (1Co 11:8, 9).
For 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.
The words behind it
6 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ἀδὰμ | adam | Adam | G76 → | |
| γὰρ | gar | for | G1063 → | 1039 times |
| πρῶτος | protos | first | G4413 → | 152 times |
| ἐπλάσθη, | eplasthe | was formed, | G4111 → | |
| εἶτα | eita | then | G1534 → | |
| Εὕα. | heua | Eve. | G2096 → |
ἈδὰμAdam
adamG76 →
γὰρfor
garG1063 →1039 times
πρῶτοςfirst
protosG4413 →152 times
ἐπλάσθη,was formed,
eplastheG4111 →
εἶταthen
eitaG1534 →
Εὕα.Eve.
heuaG2096 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Genesis 1:27So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
it leads to
- Matthew 19:4
Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’
- Ephesians 2:10
For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
- Genesis 5:1–2
This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in His own likeness.
- Mark 10:6
However, from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’
- Genesis 2:21–25
So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep, and while he slept, He took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the area with flesh.
- Matthew 19:4
Through
Genesis 2:18The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.”
it leads to
- Proverbs 18:22
He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Ecclesiastes 4:9–12
Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor.
- Proverbs 18:22
Through
Genesis 2:7Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.
it leads to
- Ecclesiastes 12:7
before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
- Ecclesiastes 12:7
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Ambrose of Milan, On Paradise 10.47; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Chrysostom, Homily on 1 Timothy 9; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); Oecumenius, COMMENTARY ON 1 TIMOTHY; Origen of Alexandria, COMMENTARY ON THE SONG OF SONGS 2.3; Theophylact of Ohrid, Commentary on 1 Timothy and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on 1 Timothy.