Prior Book | Prior Chapter | Prior Verse | Next Verse | Next Chapter | Next Book | Viewing NASB and Amplified 2015 | |
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 is it, that women seem to be far less sinful than men? Women swear less, they don’t generally get into fights, they are rarely ‘violent drunks’, they seldom abuse children. Prisons are full of men (the ratio is 8:1 I think); most serial killers are men. When women are jailed for murder often there is some ‘svengali’ male character involved that influenced and led them. Most churches are full of women too, whether Protestant, Evangelical, Orthodox or Catholic. I have observed and pondered this many times. What exactly is going on? it seems really odd to me that half the human race seems to be less affected by their fallen nature. I reflect on the situation in Northern Ireland where the Catholics and Protestants (men) hate, kill, shoot and blow each other up. It always seems to be the women that are the ones desirous of peace. Why is this? |
Bible Answer: Ha! Was it a woman that was first enticed by the serpent? (Genesis 3:1-6) Was Rachel any help to Jacob when she stole the household gods? (Genesis 31:19) Was it a woman who tempted Joseph and whose lies and trickery was responsible for his imprisonment? (Genesis 39) Was it a woman who asked for the head of John the Baptist? (John 14:8) Was Job's wife any help or any encouragement to him? (Job 2:9) Was David's wife any help to him? (2 Samuel 6:16-23) Were all of Solomon's wives of any help at all to him? (1 Kings 11:1-4) And I could go on and on and on.. It seems to me that Paul was right when he said that it is better not to marry (1 Cor. 7:1).. Perhaps Scripture and the present day church does not support your particular view. Blessings to you, Makarios |