holds good for all women. Again, what is said of the salvability [safety] of the woman, ver. 15, is also appropriate to be under stood of the first woman. — <xpuro<-) first ; so that the woman was created for him, 1 Cor. xi. 8. 9.
14. Ov% fr-rrarridri, was not deceived) The Serpent deceived the woman ; the woman did not deceive the man, but persuaded him : Gen. iii. 17, tlwu hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife. In the preceding verse, we are taught why the woman ought not to exercise authority, now, why she ought not to teach ; more easily deceived, she more easily deceives; comp. Eccl. \ii. 29. Deceiving indicates less strength in the understanding; and this is the strong ground on which a woman is not allowed to teach. — aKarqOtfffa Iv <7rapa{3dffei y'tyovt, being deceived, fell into1 the transgression) i.e. was guilty of falling into the deception (Gen. iii. 13, o '6<pi$ fiirarqfft ut), and so she began to be in the trans gression. It is not said, sv KapafSdfci ytyovvia ^crar^Tj, having come to be in the transgression, she ivas deceived. Therefore y'syove does not apply to the very origin of the woman ; for the deception followed not until after that ; but ygyovs closely agrees with sv KapajSdcsi, which has the meaning of a noun ; see Acts xxii. 17 \jv exffrdffsiy in a state of trance] ; and comp. note on John i. 15. The state of transgression which quickly followed the deception, once for all admitted, is here intended. A phrase very like this is found at Num. xxvi. 10, e
15. 'SuQqaerai de, but she shall be saved) She shall be rescued from that offence (and from its consequences). — dia, rfc rgjcvoyov/ag, in child-bearing) The part of the woman is here described, in antithesis to the duty of teaching and governing : rgxi/oyowa, bringing forth and training children. He is not speaking here as to the properly-called cause of salvation ; for many who bring forth children nevertheless perish: many, who do not bear children, are saved ; but the state or condition is denoted, in which a woman may be likely to obtain salvation, although she be not mixed up with the duty that belongs to the man. Wherefore the if has a stronger force here than bia, in : and the continuing takes for granted the standing in faith, etc. — peivuffiv,
1 " Was in," Engl. Vers. ; rather, " Came to be in." For it is yeyov?, not />.— ED.