Genesis 3:2

And the woman said, We may take of the fruit of the trees in the garden:

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In The King James Version

And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:

In Context

1Now the snake was wiser than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, Has God truly said that you may not take of the fruit of any tree in the garden?

3But of the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God has said, If you take of it or put your hands on it, death will come to you.

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Cross References

Psalms 58:4\58:3\The evil-doers are strange from the first; from the hour of their birth they go out of the true way, saying false words.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 3:2-6

The Tempter's Subtlety; The Tempter's Importunity ( b. c. 4004.) 1 Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? 2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: 3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. 4 And the serpent said unto the… Read the whole commentary →

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