But about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God said, ‘You must not eat it or touch it, or you will die.’”(A)

“No! You will not die,” the serpent said to the woman.(B) “In fact, God knows that when[a] you eat it your eyes will be opened and you will be like God,[b] knowing good and evil.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 3:5 Lit on the day
  2. Genesis 3:5 Or gods, or divine beings

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