1 Timothy 2:13 (GNV)

Passage

For Adam was first formed, then Eue.

Nearby Context

1 Timothy 2:11 Let the woman learne in silence with all subiection.

1 Timothy 2:12 I permit not a woman to teache, neither to vsurpe authoritie ouer the man, but to be in silence.

1 Timothy 2:13 For Adam was first formed, then Eue.

1 Timothy 2:14 And Adam was not deceiued, but the woman was deceiued, and was in the transgression.

1 Timothy 2:15 Notwithstanding, through bearing of children she shalbe saued if they continue in faith, and loue, and holines with modestie.

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 "I permit not a woman to teache..." into verse 14's "And Adam was not deceiued 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.