| Berean Study Bible | New International Version |
| 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?’ ” | 1Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God really say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the garden'?" |
| 2The woman answered the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden, | 2The woman said to the serpent, "We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, |
| 3but about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You must not eat of it or touch it, or you will die.’ ” | 3but 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.'" |
| 4“You will not surely die,” the serpent told her. | 4"You will not certainly die," the serpent said to the woman. |
| 5“For God knows that in the day you eat of it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” | 5"For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil." |
| 6When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it. | 6When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. |
| 7And the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; so they sewed together fig leaves and made coverings for themselves. | 7Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. |
| 8Then the man and his wife heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the breeze of the day, and they hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden. | 8Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the LORD God among the trees of the garden. |
| 9But the LORD God called out to the man, “Where are you?” | 9But the LORD God called to the man, "Where are you?" |
| 10“I heard Your voice in the garden,” he replied, “and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.” | 10He answered, "I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid." |
| 11“Who told you that you were naked?” asked the LORD God. “Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?” | 11And he said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?" |
| 12And the man answered, “The woman whom You gave me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.” | 12The man said, "The woman you put here with me--she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it." |
| 13Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” “The serpent deceived me,” she replied, “and I ate.” | 13Then the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" The woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate." |
| 14So the LORD God said to the serpent: “Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and every beast of the field! On your belly will you go, and dust you will eat, all the days of your life. | 14So the LORD God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, "Cursed are you above all livestock and all wild animals! You will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the days of your life. |
| 15And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.” | 15And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel." |
| 16To the woman He said: “I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.” | 16To the woman he said, "I will make your pains in childbearing very severe; with painful labor you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you." |
| 17And to Adam He said: “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat, cursed is the ground because of you; through toil you will eat of it all the days of your life. | 17To Adam he said, "Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, 'You must not eat from it,' "Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat food from it all the days of your life. |
| 18Both thorns and thistles it will yield for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. | 18It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. |
| 19By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground—because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.” | 19By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return." |
| 20And Adam named his wife Eve, because she would be the mother of all the living. | 20Adam named his wife Eve, because she would become the mother of all the living. |
| 21And the LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife, and He clothed them. | 21The LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them. |
| 22Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil. And now, lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever...” | 22And the LORD God said, "The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever." |
| 23Therefore the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken. | 23So the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken. |
| 24So He drove out the man and stationed cherubim on the east side of the Garden of Eden, along with a whirling sword of flame to guard the way to the tree of life. | 24After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life. |
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