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NASB | 1 Timothy 2:14 And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman being deceived, fell into transgression. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Timothy 2:14 and it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman who was led astray and fell into sin. [Gen 3:1-6] |
Bible Question: Why did Adam sin? |
Bible Answer: The apostle shows that the man’s sinning differed from that of his wife in that Adam was not deceived by the Tempter’s propaganda, hence he put no stock in the claim that eating the fruit from the tree could be done with impunity. (1Ti 2:14) Adam’s eating, therefore, must have been due to desire for his wife, and he ‘listened to her voice’ rather than to that of his God. (Ge 3:6, 17) He thus conformed to her ways and will, and through her, to those of God’s Adversary. He therefore ‘missed the mark,’ failed to act in God’s image and likeness, did not reflect God’s glory, and, in fact, insulted his heavenly Father. |