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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: Hello pljames, The 'why' can be answered from scripture. Basically, Adam was deceived. In Gen. 3:1, Satan plants the seed of deception when he says to Eve, "Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, "Indeed, has God said, 'You shall not eat from any tree of the garden'?" Satan then lies to Eve, clearly contradicting what God had commanded them in 2:17 , "The serpent said to the woman, "You surely will not die! "For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil." The result of this deception is the fall in to sin. "When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate." Yet, 1 Tim 2:14 Paul tells us, "And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman being deceived, fell into transgression." The 'how' cannot be fully answered since no one really knows the answer to this question! I hope this helps, BradK |