1 Timothy 2:14
12 I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; she is to remain quiet.
13 For Adam was formed first, and then Eve.
And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman who was deceived and fell into transgression.
15 Women, however, will be saved through childbearing, if they continue in faith, love, and holiness, with self-control.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman who was deceived and fell into transgression.
- KJV
- And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.
- WEB
- Adam wasn’t deceived, but the woman, being deceived, has fallen into disobedience;
- ASV
- and Adam was not beguiled, but the woman being beguiled hath fallen into transgression:
- DARBY
- and Adam was not deceived; but the woman, having been deceived, was in transgression.
- BLB
- And Adam was not deceived, but the woman, having been deceived, has come into transgression.
- ÅB
- og Adam ble ikke dåret, men kvinnen ble dåret og falt i overtredelse;
- OTB
- Og det var ikke Adam som ble bedratt, men kvinnen ble bedratt og ble en overtreder.
- B1930
- og Adam blev ikke dåret, men kvinnen blev dåret og falt i overtredelse;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Corinthians 11:3
I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.
Read in contextGenesis 3:6
When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.
Read in contextGenesis 3:12–13
And the man answered, “The woman whom You gave me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”
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