Then God said, ‘I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.
Genesis 2:16 - New International Version (Anglicised) And the Lord God commanded the man, ‘You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, You may freely eat of every tree of the garden; American Standard Version (1901) And Jehovah God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: Common English Bible The LORD God commanded the human, “Eat your fill from all of the garden’s trees; Catholic Public Domain Version And he instructed him, saying: "From every tree of Paradise, you shall eat. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he commanded him, saying: Of every tree of paradise thou shalt eat: |
Then God said, ‘I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.
The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.
The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground – trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
but God did say, “You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.” ’
For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,
Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.
But Samuel replied: ‘Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the Lord? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.