Genesis 2:16 - Revised Standard Version

¹⁶ And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “You may freely eat of every tree of the garden;

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, You may freely eat of every tree of the garden;

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ And Jehovah God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:

Common English Bible

¹⁶ The LORD God commanded the human, “Eat your fill from all of the garden’s trees;

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ And he instructed him, saying: "From every tree of Paradise, you shall eat.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ And he commanded him, saying: Of every tree of paradise thou shalt eat:

Genesis 2:16 Cross References

Genesis 1:29

And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall have them for food.

Genesis 2:15

The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it.

Genesis 2:9

And out of the ground the Lord God made to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food, the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Genesis 3:3

but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’ ”

1 Timothy 4:4

For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving;

1 Timothy 6:17

As for the rich in this world, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on uncertain riches but on God who richly furnishes us with everything to enjoy.

1 Samuel 15:22

And Samuel said, “Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.