1 Timothy 2:14

And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.

Cross-reference

Genesis 3:6 Allusion

Genesis 3:6 recounts Eve eating the fruit after being deceived by the serpent—the very event Paul references as her deception.

Genesis 3:12 shows Adam blaming Eve without claiming deception, consistent with Paul's statement that Adam was not deceived.

In 2 Corinthians 11:3, Paul warns of the serpent deceiving Eve, mirroring the same pattern of deception he cites here.

In Genesis 3:13, Eve admits the serpent deceived her, directly supporting Paul's claim that the woman was deceived and fell into transgression.

Revelation 12:9 identifies the serpent as Satan the deceiver, revealing the spiritual source behind the deception Paul mentions.