Genesis 2:16

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

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

Cross References

Genesis 1:29

God said, “See, I have given you every plant yielding seed that 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

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 that is in the middle of the garden, nor shall you touch it, or you shall die.’ ”

1 Timothy 4:4

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

1 Timothy 6:17

As for those who in the present age are rich, command them not to be haughty or to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches but rather on God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.

1 Samuel 15:22

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