Genesis 2:16

Modern English Version

And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat,

Cross References

Genesis 1:29

And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed which is on the face of all the earth and every tree which has fruit yielding seed. It shall be food for you.

Genesis 2:15

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

Genesis 2:9

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 was also in the midst of the garden, along with the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

Genesis 3:3

but from the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, ‘You will not eat of it, nor will you touch it, or else you will die.’ ”

1 Timothy 4:4

For everything created by God is good, and not to be refused if it is received with thanksgiving,

1 Timothy 6:17

Command those who are rich in this world that they not be conceited, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who richly gives us all things to enjoy.

1 Samuel 15:22

Samuel said, “Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, a listening ear than the fat of rams.