Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
Book of Genesis
Chapter 3  -  Read Chapter
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 3:1 GSB -> Study Notes on 3:1 JFB -> Commentary on 3:1 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 3:1 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 3:1 SRN -> Study Notes on 3:1 TSK -> Commentary on 3:1 TSK -> Entry for 3:1 WEN -> Notes on 3:1 NTB -> Adam; Craftiness; Eve; Fall Of Man; Good And Evil; Infidelity; Influence; Presumption; Satan; Serpent; Women TTT -> Deceit; Devil, The; Fall of Man, The; Man; Serpents; Temptation; Woman EBD -> Adam; Man; Serpent; Sin; Tree of the knowledge of good and evil SBD -> Serpent; Wisdom, The, of Solomon 3:1 - [In Context] The snake was the most clever of all the wild animals that the Lord God had made. {The snake wanted to trick the woman.} The snake spoke to the woman and said, "Woman, did God really tell you that you must not eat from any tree in the garden?"
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 3:2 GSB -> Study Notes on 3:2 JFB -> Commentary on 3:2 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 3:2 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 3:2 TSK -> Commentary on 3:2 TSK -> Entry for 3:2 WEN -> Notes on 3:2 NTB -> Craftiness; Fall Of Man; Influence; Presumption; Serpent; Women TTT -> Fall of Man, The; Man; Woman EBD -> Man; Sin 3:2 - [In Context] The woman answered the snake, "{No! God did not say that!} We can eat fruit from the trees in the garden.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 3:3 GSB -> Study Notes on 3:3 JFB -> Commentary on 3:3 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 3:3 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 3:3 TSK -> Commentary on 3:3 TSK -> Entry for 3:3 WEN -> Notes on 3:3 NTB -> Contingencies; Craftiness; Fall Of Man; Influence; Presumption; Probation; Serpent; Symbols And Similitudes; Tree; Women TTT -> Fall of Man, The; Man; Woman EBD -> Man; Sin 3:3 - [In Context] But there is one tree we must not eat from. God told us, 'You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden. You must not even touch that tree or you will die.'"
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 3:4 GSB -> Study Notes on 3:4 JFB -> Commentary on 3:4 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 3:4 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 3:4 TSK -> Commentary on 3:4 TSK -> Entry for 3:4 WEN -> Notes on 3:4 NTB -> Craftiness; Deception; Fall Of Man; Falsehood; Infidelity; Influence; Presumption; Satan; Serpent; Tree; Truth; Unbelief; Women TTT -> Deceit; Fall of Man, The; Lying; Man; Temptation; Titles and Names of the Devil; Truth of God, The; Unbelief; Woman EBD -> Man; Sin SBD -> Satan 3:4 - [In Context] But the snake said to the woman, "You will not die.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 3:5 GSB -> Study Notes on 3:5 JFB -> Commentary on 3:5 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 3:5 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 3:5 TSK -> Commentary on 3:5 TSK -> Entry for 3:5 WEN -> Notes on 3:5 NTB -> Ambition; Craftiness; Fall Of Man; Falsehood; Influence; Presumption; Satan; Serpent; Tree; Truth; Unbelief; Women TTT -> Ambition; Fall of Man, The; Man; Truth of God, The; Unbelief; Woman EBD -> Man; Sin SBD -> Satan 3:5 - [In Context] God knows that if you eat the fruit from that tree you will learn about good and evil. And then you will be the same as God!"
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 3:6 GSB -> Study Notes on 3:6 JFB -> Commentary on 3:6 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 3:6 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 3:6 TSK -> Commentary on 3:6 TSK -> Entry for 3:6 WEN -> Notes on 3:6 NTB -> Ambition; Covetousness; Curiosity; Disobedience To God; Fall Of Man; Influence; Lust; Serpent; Tree; Unbelief; Wisdom; Women TTT -> Ambition; Devil, The; Disobedience to God; Fall of Man, The; Man; Sin; Unbelief; Woman EBD -> Man; Sin TV -> Devotional using 3:6 TV -> Devotional using 3:6 3:6 - [In Context] The woman saw the tree was beautiful. She saw the fruit was good to eat. And it was exciting that the tree would make her wise. So the woman took fruit from the tree and ate it. Her husband was there with her, so she gave some of the fruit to him and he ate it.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 3:7 GSB -> Study Notes on 3:7 JFB -> Commentary on 3:7 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 3:7 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 3:7 TSK -> Commentary on 3:7 TSK -> Entry for 3:7 WEN -> Notes on 3:7 NTB -> Conscience; Disobedience To God; Dress; Escape; Eve; Fall Of Man; Fig; Innocency; Serpent; Sin; Wisdom; Women TTT -> Fall of Man, The; Fig-tree, The; Garments; Man; Sin EBD -> Apron; Dress; Fig SBD -> Dress; Versions, Authorized 3:7 - [In Context] Then {both the man and the woman changed. It was like} their eyes opened, {and they saw things differently}. They saw that they had no clothes on--they were naked. So they got some fig leaves and sewed them together and wore the fig leaves for clothes.

Abbreviations Legend: GEB - Gill's Exposition; GSB - Geneva Study Bible; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; SRN - Scofield Reference Notes; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; TV - Today's Verse; Copyright Statement - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version © 2001 by World Bible Translation Center, Inc. and used by permission.