And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived, fell into transgression.
Parallel translations
- WEB Adam wasn’t deceived, but the woman, being deceived, has fallen into disobedience;
- KJV And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.
- BSB And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman who was deceived and fell into transgression.
- NASB And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman was deceived and became a wrongdoer.
- NLT And it was not Adam who was deceived by Satan. The woman was deceived, and sin was the result.
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Quick answer
Paul notes that Eve, not Adam, was deceived and fell into transgression. It recalls the entrance of sin while not excusing Adam.
Overview
Paul observes that the serpent deceived the woman, leading to disobedience. Elsewhere Paul holds Adam responsible for the fall, so this points to the manner of the temptation, not Adam's innocence. The verse continues Paul's appeal to Genesis to support his instruction.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- 2 Cor 11:3But I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve in his craftiness, so your minds might be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
- Gen 3:6When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took some of its fruit, and ate; and she gave some to her husband with her, and he ate it, too.
- Gen 3:12–13The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”
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