1 Timothy 2:13 (WEB)

Passage

For Adam was first formed, then Eve.

Nearby Context

1 Timothy 2:11 Let a woman learn in quietness with full submission.

1 Timothy 2:12 But I don’t permit a woman to teach, nor to exercise authority over a man, but to be in quietness.

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

1 Timothy 2:14 Adam wasn’t deceived, but the woman, being deceived, has fallen into disobedience;

1 Timothy 2:15 but she will be saved through her childbearing, if they continue in faith, 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 don t permit a woman..." into verse 14's "Adam wasn t deceived but the woman...", 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.