1 Timothy 2 · Verse 13

1 Timothy 2:13

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

1 Timothy 2:13 in other translations

BSBFor Adam was formed first, and then Eve.
WEBFor Adam was formed first, then Eve.
ASVFor Adam was first formed, then Eve;
YLTfor Adam was first formed, then Eve,
DARBYfor Adam was formed first, then Eve:
BBEFor Adam was first formed, then Eve;
WebsterFor Adam was first formed, then Eve.

What does 1 Timothy 2:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. For--reason of the precept; the original order of creation. Adam ... first--before Eve, who was created for him (1Co 11:8, 9).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 13. 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, Genesis chapters 1 and 2. Man was made as the Lord, of this lower creation, and placed in the garden, and then the woman was made of a rib taken from his side, and given to him, not as a lord, but as a companion. All the circumstances combine to show the subordinate nature of her rank, and to prove that she was not designed to exert authority over the man. 1Cor 11:8,9.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Timothy 2:8-15

Under the gospel, prayer is not to be confined to any one particular house of prayer, but men must pray every where. We must pray in our closets, pray in our families, pray at our meals, pray when we are on journeys, and pray in the solemn assemblies, whether more public or private. We must pray in charity; without wrath, or malice, or anger at any person. We must pray in faith, without doubting, and without…

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1 Timothy 2:13 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἈδὰμAdamAdamG76
γὰρgarforG1063
πρῶτοςprōtosfirstG4413
ἐπλάσθη,eplasthēwas formed,G4111
εἶταeitathenG1534
Εὕα.HeuaEve.G2096

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Timothy 2:13

  • 1 Corinthians 11:8-9

    For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man. Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.

  • Genesis 2:18

    And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

  • Genesis 2:22

    And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.

  • Genesis 1:27

    So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

  • Genesis 2:7

    And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ge 1:27; 2:7,18,22; 1Co 11:8,9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Timothy 2:12

    But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp 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 deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.

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1 Timothy 2:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque Adam fué formado el primero, después Eva;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		car Adam a été formé le premier, et puis Ève;
German
Elberfelder 1871		denn Adam wurde zuerst gebildet, danach Eva;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Adam enim primus formatus est: deinde Heva: