Genesis 3:1-14

The Fall

1 Now a the serpent was b more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, "Has God indeed said, 'You shall not eat of every tree of the garden'?" 2 And the woman said to the serpent, "We may eat the c fruit of the trees of the garden; 3 "but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, 'You shall not eat it, nor shall you d touch it, lest you die."' 4 e Then the serpent said to the woman, "You will not surely die. 5 "For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil." 6 So when the woman f saw that the tree was good for food, that it was 1 pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit g and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, h and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves 2 coverings.

8 And they heard i the 3 sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the 4 cool of the day, and Adam and his wife j hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden. 9 Then the LORD God called to Adam and said to him, "Where are you?" 10 So he said, "I heard Your voice in the garden, k and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself." 11 And He said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?" 12 Then the man said, l "The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate." 13 And the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" The woman said, m "The serpent deceived me, and I ate."

14 So the LORD God said to the serpent:
Because you have done this,
You are cursed more than all cattle,
And more than every beast of the field;
On your belly you shall go,
And n you shall eat dust
All the days of your life.

  1. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 21:1
    Now Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to number Israel.
    Revelation 12:9
    So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
    Revelation 20:2
    He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
    Revelation 20:10
    The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
  2. Cross References
    2 Corinthians 11:3
    But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
  3. Cross References
    Genesis 2:16
    And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, "Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat.
    Genesis 2:17
    "but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die."
  4. Cross References
    Exodus 19:12
    You shall set bounds for the people all around, saying, 'Take heed to yourselves that you do not go up to the mountain or touch its base. Whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death.
    Exodus 19:13
    'Not a hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned or shot with an arrow; whether man or beast, he shall not live.' When the trumpet sounds long, they shall come near the mountain."
    Revelation 22:14
    Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city.
  5. Cross References
    John 8:44
    You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.
    2 Corinthians 11:3
    But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
    1 Timothy 2:14
    And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived, fell into transgression.
  6. Cross References
    1 John 2:16
    For all that is in the world - the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life - is not of the Father but is of the world.
  7. Cross References
    1 Timothy 2:14
    And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived, fell into transgression.
  8. Cross References
    Genesis 2:25
    And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
  9. Cross References
    Job 38:1
    Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:
  10. Cross References
    Job 31:33
    If I have covered my transgressions as Adam, By hiding my iniquity in my bosom.
    Jeremiah 23:24
    Can anyone hide himself in secret places, So I shall not see him?" says the LORD; "Do I not fill heaven and earth?" says the LORD.
  11. Cross References
    Genesis 2:25
    And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
    Exodus 3:6
    Moreover He said, "I am the God of your father - the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look upon God.
    Deuteronomy 9:19
    For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure with which the LORD was angry with you, to destroy you. But the LORD listened to me at that time also.
    1 John 3:20
    For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.
  12. Cross References
    Proverbs 28:13
    He who covers his sins will not prosper, But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.
  13. Cross References
    Genesis 3:4
    Then the serpent said to the woman, "You will not surely die.
    2 Corinthians 11:3
    But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
    1 Timothy 2:14
    And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived, fell into transgression.
  14. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 28:15 - 20
    But it shall come to pass, if you do not obey the voice of the LORD your God, to observe carefully all His commandments and His statutes which I command you today, that all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:
    Isaiah 65:25
    The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, The lion shall eat straw like the ox, And dust shall be the serpent's food. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain," Says the LORD.
    Micah 7:17
    They shall lick the dust like a serpent; They shall crawl from their holes like snakes of the earth. They shall be afraid of the LORD our God, And shall fear because of You.
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