Then he asked, ‘Who told you that you were naked? Did you eat from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from? ’
Genesis 3:17 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised And he said to the man, ‘Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, “Do not eat from it”: The ground is cursed because of you. You will eat from it by means of painful labour all the days of your life. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And to Adam He said, Because you have listened and given heed to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, saying, You shall not eat of it, the ground is under a curse because of you; in sorrow and toil shall you eat [of the fruits] of it all the days of your life. American Standard Version (1901) And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in toil shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; Common English Bible To the man he said, “Because you listened to your wife’s voice and you ate from the tree that I commanded, ‘Don’t eat from it,’ cursed is the fertile land because of you; in pain you will eat from it every day of your life. Catholic Public Domain Version Yet truly, to Adam, he said: "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten of the tree, from which I instructed you that you should not eat, cursed is the land that you work. In hardship shall you eat from it, all the days of your life. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And to Adam he said: Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldst not eat, cursed is the earth in thy work; with labour and toil shalt thou eat thereof all the days of thy life. |
Then he asked, ‘Who told you that you were naked? Did you eat from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from? ’
It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field.
The woman saw that the tree was good for food and delightful to look at, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom. So she took some of its fruit and ate it; she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
And he named him Noah, saying, ‘This one will bring us relief from the agonising labour of our hands, caused by the ground the Lord has cursed.’
When the Lord smelled the pleasing aroma, he said to himself, ‘I will never again curse the ground because of human beings, even though the inclination of the human heart is evil from youth onward. And I will never again strike down every living thing as I have done.
How often is the lamp of the wicked put out? Does disaster come on them? Does he apportion destruction in his anger?
When I considered all that I had accomplished and what I had laboured to achieve, I found everything to be futile and a pursuit of the wind. , There was nothing to be gained under the sun.
Therefore, I hated life because the work that was done under the sun was distressing to me. For everything is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
What is more, he eats in darkness all his days, with much frustration, sickness, and anger.
So he said to him, “Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes? ” The man was speechless.
‘Then he will answer them, “Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.”
‘He told him, “I will condemn you by what you have said, you evil servant! If you knew I was a harsh man, collecting what I didn’t deposit and reaping what I didn’t sow,
I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. You will have suffering in this world. Be courageous! I have conquered the world.’
Now we know that whatever the law says, it speaks to those who are subject to the law, , so that every mouth may be shut and the whole world may become subject to God’s judgement. ,
But if it produces thorns and thistles, it is worthless and about to be cursed, and at the end will be burned.