Genesis 2:16

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, You may freely eat of every tree of the garden;

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  • 1 Sam 15:22 : 22 And Samuel said, Does the LORD have as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams.
  • 1 Tim 6:17 : 17 Charge those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy;
  • 1 Tim 4:4 : 4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be refused, if it is received with thanksgiving;
  • Gen 2:9 : 9 And 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 middle of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
  • Gen 3:1-2 : 1 Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, Yes, has God said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden? 2 And the woman said to the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:

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  • Gen 2:17-19
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    84%

    17But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat: for in the day that you eat from it you shall surely die.

    18And the LORD God said, It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.

    19And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air; and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them: and whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name.

  • Gen 2:8-10
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    8And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed.

    9And 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 middle of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

    10And a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it was divided, and became four heads.

  • Gen 3:1-9
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    1Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, Yes, has God said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

    2And the woman said to the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:

    3But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, You shall not eat of it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.

    4And the serpent said to the woman, You shall not surely die:

    5For God knows that in the day you eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and you shall be like gods, knowing good and evil.

    6And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of the fruit and ate, and gave also to her husband with her; and he ate.

    7Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves coverings.

    8And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.

    9Then the LORD God called to Adam and said to him, Where are you?

  • Gen 2:15
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    15And the LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and to keep it.

  • Gen 1:28-30
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    28And God blessed them, and God said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.

    29And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for food.

    30And to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for food; and it was so.

  • Gen 3:11-13
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    11And He said, Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?

    12And the man said, The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.

    13And the LORD God said to the woman, What is this you have done? And the woman said, The serpent deceived me, and I ate.

  • Gen 3:22-24
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    22Then the LORD God said, Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he put out his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever:

    23Therefore the LORD God sent him out of the garden of Eden to till the ground from which he was taken.

    24So He drove out the man; and He placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.

  • Gen 3:17-19
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    17Then to Adam He said, Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you, saying, You shall not eat of it: cursed is the ground for your sake; in toil you shall eat of it all the days of your life;

    18Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; and you shall eat the herb of the field;

    19In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for dust you are, and to dust you shall return.

  • Gen 1:11-12
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    11And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after its kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth; and it was so.

    12And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after its kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after its kind; and God saw that it was good.

  • Lev 19:25
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    25And in the fifth year you shall eat of its fruit, that it may yield to you its increase: I am the LORD your God.

  • Gen 6:21
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    21And you shall take for yourself of all food that is eaten, and you shall gather it to yourself; and it shall be food for you and for them.

  • Gen 9:3
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    3Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you; just as the green herbs, I have given you all things.

  • Gen 2:25
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    25And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

  • Jer 29:5
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    5Build houses and live in them; plant gardens and eat their fruit.

  • Gen 8:15
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    15And God spoke to Noah, saying,

  • Isa 1:19
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    19If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land:

  • Ps 128:2
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    2For you shall eat the labor of your hands; happy shall you be, and it shall be well with you.

  • Gen 2:22
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    22And with the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, He made a woman and brought her to the man.

  • Gen 1:26
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    26And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.

  • Deut 12:25
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    25You shall not eat it, that it may go well with you and with your children after you, when you do what is right in the sight of the LORD.

  • Dan 4:12
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    12Its leaves were beautiful, and its fruit abundant, and in it was food for all; the beasts of the field had shade under it, and the birds of the heaven dwelt in its branches, and all flesh was fed from it.