Genesis 2:15

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The Lord God put the man in the Garden of Eden to take care of it and to look after it.

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Your fields will produce, and you will be happy— all will go well.

The Lord made a garden in a place called Eden, which was in the east, and he put the man there.

If you are a thief, quit stealing. Be honest and work hard, so you will have something to give to people in need.

By the seventh day God had finished his work, and so he rested.

Many have attempted to hide their sins from others— but I refused.

The Tigris River that flows east of Assyria is the third, and the fourth is the Euphrates River.

But the Lord told him, “You may eat fruit from any tree in the garden,