1 Timothy 2:13 (ASV)

Passage

For Adam was first formed, then Eve;

Nearby Context

1 Timothy 2:11 Let a woman learn in quietness with all subjection.

1 Timothy 2:12 But I permit not a woman to teach, nor to have dominion over a man, but to be in quietness.

1 Timothy 2:13 For Adam was first formed, then Eve;

1 Timothy 2:14 and Adam was not beguiled, but the woman being beguiled hath fallen into transgression:

1 Timothy 2:15 but she shall be saved through her child-bearing, if they continue in faith and love and sanctification with sobriety.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "adam", "first", and "formed". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "adam" and "first", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "But I permit not a woman to..." into verse 14's "and Adam was not beguiled but the...", so "adam" and "first" belong inside that flow. In 1 Timothy context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "adam" and "first" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.