| New King James Version | King James Bible |
| 1Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Has God indeed said, ‘You shall not eat of every tree of the garden’?” | 1Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? |
| 2And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden; | 2And the woman said unto 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 it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.’ ” | 3But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. |
| 4Then the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. | 4And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: |
| 5For 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.” | 5For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. |
| 6So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate. | 6And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. |
| 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. | 7And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. |
| 8And they heard the sound 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. | 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 amongst the trees of the garden. |
| 9Then the LORD God called to Adam and said to him, “Where are you?” | 9And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? |
| 10So he said, “I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself.” | 10And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. |
| 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?” | 11And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? |
| 12Then the man said, “The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.” | 12And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. |
| 13And the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” | 13And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. |
| 14So the LORD God said to the serpent: “Because you have done this, You are cursed more than all cattle, And more than every beast of the field; On your belly you shall go, And you shall eat dust All the days of your life. | 14And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: |
| 15And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel.” | 15And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. |
| 16To the woman He said: “I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception; In pain you shall bring forth children; Your desire shall be for your husband, And he shall rule over you.” | 16Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. |
| 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. | 17And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; |
| 18Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you, And you shall eat the herb of the field. | 18Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt 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.” | 19In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. |
| 20And Adam called his wife’s name Eve, because she was the mother of all living. | 20And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living. |
| 21Also for Adam and his wife the LORD God made tunics of skin, and clothed them. | 21Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them. |
| 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”— | 22And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: |
| 23therefore the LORD God sent him out of the garden of Eden to till the ground from which he was taken. | 23Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence 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. | 24So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. |
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