Genesis 3:3

Plain English Version

God said that there is only one tree that we can’t eat from. We can’t eat any fruit that comes from one of the trees that is in the middle of the garden. God will not even let us touch that tree. He said that if we eat fruit from that tree, we will die.”

Cross References

Genesis 20:6

God kept talking to him in that dream. He said, “Yes, I know that you didn’t want to do anything wrong. You didn’t know that Sarah was a married woman. That’s why I did not let you touch her. I stopped you from doing a bad thing.

Genesis 3:2

The woman said, “No, that’s not true. We can eat fruit from those trees there in the garden.

Genesis 3:4

The snake said to the woman, “You will not die.

1 Corinthians 7:1

You wrote a letter to me and asked me some questions, and now I will answer one of those questions. You asked me, “Is it good for a man to stay single and never marry a woman?” My answer is, “Yes, but only if he can stay single without going wrong.”

Colossians 2:21

They have laws like, “Don’t use that thing,” and, “Don’t eat that,” and, “Don’t touch that thing.”