Genesis 3:24

Contemporary English Version 1995

Then God put winged creatures at the entrance to the garden and a flaming, flashing sword to guard the way to the life-giving tree.

Cross References

Hebrews 1:7

And when God speaks about the angels, he says, “I change my angels into wind and my servants into flaming fire.”

Psalm 104:4

The winds are your messengers, and flames of fire are your servants.

John 14:6

“I am the way, the truth, and the life!” Jesus answered. “Without me, no one can go to the Father.

Psalm 99:1

Our Lord, you are King! You rule from your throne above the winged creatures, as people tremble and the earth shakes.

Psalm 80:1

Shepherd of Israel, you lead the descendants of Joseph, and you sit on your throne above the winged creatures. Listen to our prayer and let your light shine

1 Samuel 4:4

The army sent some soldiers to bring back the sacred chest from Shiloh, because the Lord All-Powerful has his throne on the winged creatures on top of the chest. As Eli's two sons, Hophni and Phinehas,

Joshua 5:13

One day, Joshua was near Jericho when he saw a man standing some distance in front of him. The man was holding a sword, so Joshua walked up to him and asked, “Are you on our side or on our enemies' side?”

Numbers 22:23

When Balaam's donkey saw the angel standing there with a sword, it walked off the road and into an open field. Balaam had to beat the donkey to get it back on the road.

Exodus 25:2

Tell everyone in Israel who wants to give gifts that they must bring them to you.

Genesis 3:23

So the Lord God sent them out of the Garden of Eden, where they would have to work the ground from which the man had been made.

Genesis 4:1

Adam and Eve had a son. Then Eve said, “I'll name him Cain because I got him with the help of the Lord.”

Genesis 4:14

“You're making me leave my home and live far from you. I will have to wander about without a home, and just anyone could kill me.”

Ezekiel 10:1

I saw the dome that was above the four winged creatures, and on it was the sapphire throne.

Ezekiel 31:11

So I, the Lord God, will reject the tree and hand it over to a foreign ruler, who will punish it for its wickedness.