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1 Timothy 2:13

For Adam was first formed, then Eve.

KJV

Ἀδὰμ γὰρ πρῶτος ἐπλάσθη, εἶτα Εὔα·

Greek NT

Adam enim primus formatus est : deinde Heva :

Vulgate

For Adam was first formed, then Eve;

ASV

For Adam was first formed; then Eve.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

6 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Εὖα
eua
noun · 2×
γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
εἶτα
eita
adverb · 14×
πλάσσω
plasso
verb · 2×
πρῶτος
protos
adjective · 101×
Ἀδάμ
adam
noun · 9×

Intertextual echoes

This verse quotes or alludes to 1 earlier text.

  • Gen 2:7 · allusion
    "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."
    Genesis: Adam was formed first — Paul on order of creation

Doctrines that cite this verse

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

The Apostle Paul doth plainly say: I suffer not a woman to teach, neither to usurp authority above the man. And again, in the same epistle, he commands women to be silent in the congregation. If women may not teach in the congregation, much less ought they to rule over realms and nations.
Q. But doesn't God do us an injustice by requiring in his law what we are unable to do? A. No, God created human beings with the ability to keep the law. They, however, tempted by the devil, in reckless disobedience, robbed themselves and all their descendants of these gifts.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 11:8 — For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.
  • 1Cor 11:8 — For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.
  • Gen 1:27 — So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
  • Gen 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.
  • Gen 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.
  • Gen 2:22 — And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
  • Gen 2:22 — And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.