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1 Timothy 2:14

King James Version (KJV)

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— D.L. Moody

1 Timothy 2:14

Verse 14 of 15

Scripture focus

And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.

1 Timothy 2:14 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Timothy 2:14

Theological / Devotional

Adam was not deceived. It was Eve who was beguiled by the evil one (Gen. 3:13; 2 Cor. 11:3). Adam sinned with a full knowledge of the step he was taking. Because of his love for Eve he voluntarily chose to share the results of transgression with her (cf. Gen. 3:17).

Woman being deceived. The apostle’s second argument for the submissiveness of women is that when Eve tried to assert leadership she was beguiled. There is no explanation for sin. Why Eve could be deceived by Satan, in the full light of God’s explicit command, is beyond rational explanation. Because of this tragic event, Paul sees added reason for counseling converted women not to attempt “to usurp authority over the man.”

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