Does “She” refer to Eve (vv 13-14) or the godly woman (vv 9-12)? What about “they” in the last part of verse 15? I understand Paul's argument to be this: Eve, the first woman, was created to be a helper to Adam; therefore, when a woman exercises or usurps authority over a man during worship to God, she contradicts the will of the Creator. Even though it was Eve who sinned first, it would be through Eve that salvation would come: the Messiah. “The birth” is an allusion to the proto-gospel found in Genesis 3:15. Given the context of 1 Timothy 2:15, I believe the ambiguity of “she” is significant. All women, including our first mother, can have salvation because Jesus became flesh (Matthew 1:21; Philippians 2:5ff.). “They” in the latter part of verse 15 would apply to women in general, and by extension to all Christians. All those who have obeyed the Gospel will be saved if they “…remain in faith, in love and in holiness, with