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Genesis 3:12

Guilt and conscienceSin

10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.

11 And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?

And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.

13 And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.

14 And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And the man answered, “The woman whom You gave me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”
KJV
And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
WEB
The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”
ASV
And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
DARBY
And Man said, The woman, whom thou hast given [to be] with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.
BLB
And the man said, “The woman whom You gave [to be] with me, she gave to me from the tree, and I ate.”
ÅB
Og Adam sa: Kvinnen som du gav meg til å være hos meg, hun gav meg av treet, og jeg spiste.
OTB
Mannen sa: «Kvinnen du satte hos meg — hun ga meg av treet, og jeg spiste.»
B1930
Og Adam sa: Kvinnen som du gav mig til å være hos mig, hun gav mig av treet, og jeg åt.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Proverbs 28:13

    He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.

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  • James 1:13–15

    Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:

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  • Romans 10:3

    For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

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  • Job 31:33

    If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:

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  • Luke 10:29

    But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?

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  • 1 Samuel 15:20–24

    And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the LORD, and have gone the way which the LORD sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.

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  • Proverbs 19:3

    The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.

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  • Genesis 2:18

    And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

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