Does the Bible present Eve as the first sinner and Adam as an innocent who was tricked by her?

This was a question asked on social media.

My Answer:

The Bible does not portray Eve as the primary cause of humanity’s fall or Adam as an innocent man misled by her. Scripture is clear that Eve ate the fruit first, but the New Testament consistently places the responsibility for sin entering the world on Adam. Romans 5:12 teaches that “by one man sin entered into the world,” and 1 Corinthians 15:22 affirms that “in Adam all die.” The Fall is traced to Adam because he was the covenant head—the one who received God’s command directly in Genesis 2:16‑17 before Eve was created.

The Bible also distinguishes the nature of their sins. Eve was deceived by the serpent, but Adam was not deceived at all. Paul states this plainly in 1 Timothy 2:14. Eve sinned through deception; Adam sinned knowingly. That makes Adam’s guilt greater, not lesser. He abandoned his responsibility, failed to guard and teach, and chose disobedience with full awareness of what he was doing.

For these reasons, Scripture never presents Eve as the cause of the Fall or Adam as a victim. Instead, the Bible teaches that Eve was deceived, Adam sinned deliberately, and God holds Adam accountable for the entrance of sin and death into the world. This is the consistent testimony of Scripture from Genesis through Paul’s writings.