Genesis 2:15
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then the LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.”
Read Genesis 2:15 in the flow of Genesis2 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Genesis2 to see the surrounding context.
“Then the LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Jehovah God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Jehovah God taketh the man, and causeth him to rest in the garden of Eden, to serve it, and to keep it.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 2:15 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 2:2And by the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on that day He rested from all His work.
- Genesis 2:8And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, where He placed the man He had formed.
- Job 31:33if I have covered my transgressions like Adam by hiding my guilt in my heart,
- Psalms 128:2For when you eat the fruit of your labor, blessings and prosperity will be yours.
- Ephesians 4:28He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.
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