1 Timothy 2:13 (DRB)

Passage

For Adam was first formed; then Eve.

Nearby Context

1 Timothy 2:11 Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.

1 Timothy 2:12 But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to use authority over the man: but to be in silence.

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

1 Timothy 2:14 And Adam was not seduced; but the woman, being seduced, was in the transgression.

1 Timothy 2:15 Yet she shall be saved through child bearing; if she 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 suffer not a woman to..." into verse 14's "And Adam was not seduced 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.