Genesis 3

Treated in 21 passages across the library.

  • 3:15 and I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed: he shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. 5
  • 3:19 in 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. 4
  • 3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat; and she gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat. 3
  • 3:8 And they heard the voice of Jehovah God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Jehovah God amongst the trees of the garden. 2
  • 3:24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden the Cherubim, and the flame of a sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life. 2
  • 3:2 And the woman said unto the serpent, Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat: 1
  • 3:3 but 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. 1
  • 3:9 And Jehovah God called unto the man, and said unto him, Where art thou? 1
  • 3:18 thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; 1
  • 3:22 And Jehovah 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— 1

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  1. Selected Sermons of George Whitefield · George Whitefield

    The Seed of the Woman, and the Seed of the Serpent cites Genesis 3:15

    Genesis 3:15 — “And I will put Enmity between thee and the Woman, and between thy Seed and her Seed, i…

  2. Talks to the Farmer · Charles H. Spurgeon

    The Sluggard's Farm cites Genesis 3:18

    …ll come regret, perhaps for eternity. “Thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you” (Genesis 3:18, ESV). Often the evil growth will be abundant. Good land yields abundant weeds if neglect…

  3. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

    The Fourth Stage cites Gen. 3:6

    …know not which. So they opened the matter to her, and she held up her hands and wondered. Gen. 3:6; Rom. 7:24. Then they had her to a place, and showed her Jacob’s ladder. Gen. 28:12. Now …

  4. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    The Righteousness of Faith cites Gen. 3:15

    … and his seed, concerning the Seed of the Woman, who should “bruise the serpent’s head.” (Gen. 3:15.) It was a little more clearly revealed to Abraham, by the angel of God from heaven, sayi…

  5. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    The New Birth cites Gen. 3:8

    …h, that he endeavored to “hide himself from the Lord God among the trees of the garden:” (Gen. 3:8:) So had he lost both the knowledge and the love of God, without which the image of God c…

  6. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    On the Fall of Man cites Gen. 3:19

    Sermon 57 On the Fall of Man “Dust thou are, and unto dust shalt thou return.” Gen. 3:19. 1. Why is there pain in the world; seeing God is “loving to every man, and his mercy is …

  7. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    The End of Christ’s Coming cites Gen. 3:15

    …ight, what is real religion: A restoration of man by Him that bruises the serpent’s head [Gen. 3:15], to all that the old serpent deprived him of; a restoration not only to the favour but l…

  8. Rise Up, Men of God · Ochorus Originals

    Created to Lead cites Genesis 3:6

    …have never noticed: "She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it" (Genesis 3:6). Who was with her? Adam. Where was he when his wife was being deceived by the serpent? S…

  9. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

    The Atonement: God's Doctrine of the Atonement vs. Unitarian and Christian Science Doctrines of the Atonement cites Gen. 3:19

    … and he here distinctly teaches that as every child of Adam loses life (physical life—see Gen. 3:19) in the first Adam, so also in Jesus Christ, the second Adam, he obtains resurrection fro…

  10. He Holds My Tomorrows · Gareth Evans

    Cain and Abel cites Genesis 3:15

    …seed’ promised by God in His declaration of war against the serpent who had deceived her (Genesis 3:15). She named him Cain - which means “spear” - saying “I have a man from the Lord.” She soo…

  11. Rise Up, Men of God · Ochorus Originals

    By the Sweat of Your Brow cites Genesis 3:19

    …s make work harder. God said to Adam, "By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food" (Genesis 3:19). The soil now produces thorns. The business now faces corruption. The field now suffers …

  12. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

    The Devil cites Gen. 3:2

    …bt of God's Word and of God's goodness. He began by saying: "Yea, hath God said. . . .?" (Gen. 3:2), and further on when Eve stated exactly what God had said, the Devil flatly contradicted…

  13. The Cheque Book of the Bank of Faith · Charles H. Spurgeon

    The Month of January cites Gen. 3:15

    …between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel." Gen. 3:15 This is the first promise to fallen man. It contains the whole gospel, and the essence of…

  14. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

    The Christian Conception of God—The Infinite Perfection and Unity of God cites Gen. 3:22

    … and there confound their language, that they cannot understand one another's speech." In Gen. 3:22 we read: "And Jehovah God said, Behold, man is become as one of us to know good and evil.…

  15. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.4 The Fourth Commandment cites Gen 3: 19

    …That law in paradise was never repeated. ‘In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread.’ Gen 3: 19. Such professors are to be disliked who talk of living by faith, but live out of a callin…

  16. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.7 The Seventh Commandment cites Gen 3: 6

    …ton amorous eye may usher in sin. Eve first saw the tree of knowledge, and then she took. Gen 3: 6. First she looked and then she loved. The eye often sets the heart on fire; therefore Job…

  17. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    3.3 The Wrath of God cites Gen 3: 24

    …rden of Eden, which signifies pleasure, had a flaming sword placed at the east end of it. Gen 3: 24. The garden of carnal and sinful delight is surrounded with the flaming sword of God’s wr…

  18. Evening by Evening · Charles H. Spurgeon

    July cites Genesis 3:8

    July 1 “The voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day.” (Genesis 3:8) My soul, now that the cool of the day has come, retire awhile and hearken to the voice o…

  19. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    January cites Gen. iii. 9

    …h ineffable praises from all the hosts of heaven.—Andrew Bonar. January 3 Where art thou? Gen. iii. 9. Art thou hiding thyself away from Him who would send thee forth to do His own blessed wo…

  20. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    July cites Gen. iii. 3

    …personal Christ among us, and to follow.—Phillips Brooks. July 16 Ye shall not eat of it. Gen. iii. 3. The Sin of Paradise was eating the tree of knowledge before the tree of life. Life must …

  21. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    October cites Gen. iii. 24

    …He placed . . . cherubims, and a flaming sword . . . to keep the way of the tree of life. Gen. iii. 24. Blessed are they that do His commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life.…