Genesis 2:16
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And the LORD God commanded him, “You may eat freely from every tree of the garden,”
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“And the LORD God commanded him, “You may eat freely from every tree of the garden,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Jehovah God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Jehovah God layeth a charge on the man, saying, `Of every tree of the garden eating thou dost eat;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 2:16 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 1:29Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food.
- Genesis 2:9Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food. And in the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
- Genesis 3:1Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field that the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden?’”
- 1 Samuel 15:22But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.
- 1 Timothy 4:4For every creation of God is good, and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected,
- 1 Timothy 6:17Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.
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