Bible Strands
1 Timothy 2:14
And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman who was deceived and fell into transgression.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul writes to Timothy, placing this remark immediately after noting Adam’s prior formation and Eve’s subsequent creation (1 Timothy 2:13).
The words — ἠπατήθη (ēpatēthē) means "was deceived" and ἐξαπατηθεῖσα (exapatētheisa) means "having been deceived," marking the woman’s prior deception before her transgression.
The thread — The deception is paralleled in 2 Corinthians 11:3, where Paul warns against minds being led astray as Eve was deceived, and rooted in Genesis 3:6, which records the woman’s assessment of the forbidden tree.
Why it lands — The text asserts that the woman, not Adam, was deceived and transgressed, requiring the reader to acknowledge the Genesis account’s sequence of events before drawing any further conclusions.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.
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.
- Genesis 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.
- Genesis 3:12 And the man answered, “The woman whom You gave me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”