Genesis 2:15

Plain English Version

God put the man into the garden in Eden and gave him some work to do. He had to look after the garden and make sure all the plants grew strong and healthy.

Cross References

Genesis 2:14

The 3rd river was called Tigris. It flowed east of the country called Ashur. The 4th river was called Euphrates.

Genesis 2:16

And God told the man, “You can eat fruit from the trees in this garden.

Genesis 2:2

After God finished all that, it was day number 7, and God rested on that day.

Genesis 2:8

Then God made a garden in a place called Eden. It was in the east part of the land. And God put the man in that garden.

Ephesians 4:28

Anyone that steals things from other people has to stop doing that. Instead, they have to do honest work to get things for themselves, and they have to give things to other people that need them.