Genesis 3
King James Version · 24 verses · 699 cross-references linking it to 338 other chapters
Explore Genesis 3 in the interactive map- 1Now the serpent was more subtil 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?33 cross-references: 2 Corinthians 11:3, 2 Corinthians 11:14, Revelation 12:9, Revelation 20:2, Matthew 4:3
- 2And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:1 cross-reference: Psalms 58:4
- 3But 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.17 cross-references: Genesis 2:16–17, Genesis 20:6, 2 Corinthians 6:17, Job 1:11, Exodus 19:12–13
- 4And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:21 cross-references: 2 Corinthians 11:3, John 8:44, 1 Timothy 2:14, Genesis 3:13, 2 Corinthians 2:11
- 5For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.41 cross-references: Ezekiel 28:2, 2 Thessalonians 2:4, Genesis 2:17, Acts 12:22–23, 2 Corinthians 11:3
- 6And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.51 cross-references: 1 John 2:16, James 1:14–15, 1 Timothy 2:14, 2 Samuel 11:2, Joshua 7:21
- 7And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.21 cross-references: Isaiah 59:6, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:5, Job 9:29–31, Isaiah 28:20
- 8And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden.25 cross-references: Jeremiah 23:24, Proverbs 15:3, Hebrews 4:13, Psalms 139:1–12, Job 34:21–22
- 9And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?17 cross-references: Genesis 4:9, Genesis 18:20–21, Genesis 16:8, Joshua 7:17–19, Genesis 11:5
- 10And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.21 cross-references: Genesis 2:25, Isaiah 47:3, Psalms 119:120, Isaiah 57:11, 1 John 3:20
- 11And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?11 cross-references: Romans 3:20, Genesis 4:10, Psalms 50:21
- 12And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.26 cross-references: Proverbs 28:13, James 1:13–15, Job 31:33, Romans 10:3, Proverbs 19:3
- 13And 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.28 cross-references: 2 Corinthians 11:3, 1 Timothy 2:14, Genesis 4:10–12, John 18:35, Genesis 3:4–6
- 14And 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:16 cross-references: Micah 7:17, Isaiah 65:25, Psalms 72:9, Isaiah 29:4, Genesis 9:6
- 15And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.130 cross-references: Romans 16:20, 1 John 3:8, Revelation 12:17, Isaiah 7:14, Galatians 4:4
- 16Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.47 cross-references: Titus 2:5, Colossians 3:18, 1 Corinthians 11:3, 1 Timothy 2:15, Ephesians 5:22–24
- 17And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;53 cross-references: Romans 8:20–22, Genesis 5:29, Isaiah 24:5–6, Ecclesiastes 2:22–23, John 16:33
- 18Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;23 cross-references: Isaiah 7:23, Matthew 13:7, Job 5:5, Proverbs 22:5, Psalms 104:14–15
- 19In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.68 cross-references: Ecclesiastes 12:7, Job 34:15, Psalms 104:29, Genesis 2:7, Psalms 90:3
- 20And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.12 cross-references: Matthew 1:23, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 2:20, Exodus 2:10
- 21Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them.9 cross-references: Isaiah 61:10, 2 Corinthians 5:21, 2 Corinthians 5:2–3, Genesis 3:7, Romans 3:22
- 22And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:26 cross-references: Revelation 2:7, Revelation 22:14, Revelation 22:2, Proverbs 3:18, Genesis 11:6–7
- 23Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.12 cross-references: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 3:19, Ecclesiastes 5:9, Genesis 2:5
- 24So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.26 cross-references: Hebrews 1:7, Psalms 104:4, Exodus 25:18–22, 1 Chronicles 21:16–17, Hebrews 10:18–22
Explained connections
- The serpent's head crushed
Right after the fall, God promises that the woman's offspring will bruise the serpent's head while being wounded in the heel — often called the first gospel promise. Paul echoes the image when he assures believers that God will soon crush Satan under their feet, treating the victory as shared by Christ's people.
- Undoing the devil's work
Genesis 3:15 frames history as a conflict between the serpent and the woman's seed. John states the purpose of the incarnation in the same terms: the Son of God appeared to destroy the devil's works, presenting Jesus as the promised offspring who ends the conflict.
- The way to the tree reopened
Cherubim with a flaming sword guard the way to the tree of life after Adam and Eve are expelled. Revelation blesses those who wash their robes, giving them the right to the tree and entry through the city's gates.
- No more curse
God says the ground is cursed because of Adam. In the new Jerusalem 'there shall be no more curse' — the sentence of Genesis 3 is finally lifted.
- Creation groaning
The curse on the ground ties creation to humanity's fall. Paul says creation was subjected to futility but waits eagerly to be set free when God's children are revealed.
- God walking among his people
God walks in the garden in the cool of the day, but the guilty pair hide. In Leviticus God promises to walk among Israel again — Eden's lost fellowship resumed in the tabernacle.
- In Adam all die, in Christ all made alive
After the fall Adam is told he will return to dust. Paul's resurrection chapter answers that sentence: as death came through one man, resurrection comes through another man, Christ.
- Sin entered through one man
Adam and Eve eat the forbidden fruit. Paul traces sin and death spreading to all people from this act — and in the same passage calls Adam a figure of the one to come, whose single act of obedience brings life.
- That ancient serpent
The serpent in Eden is cursed and promised defeat. Revelation names it: the great dragon, that old serpent called the Devil and Satan, now thrown down — the Bible's first and last chapters of the conflict.
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