The Temptation and Fall of Man(A)

Now (B)the serpent was (C)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’?”

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The Fall

Now the serpent(A) 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’?(B)

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But I fear, lest somehow, as (A)the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds (B)may be corrupted from the [a]simplicity that is in Christ.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 11:3 NU adds and purity

But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning,(A) your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ.

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14 And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into (A)an angel of light.

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14 And no wonder, for Satan(A) himself masquerades as an angel of light.

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So (A)the great dragon was cast out, (B)that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, (C)who deceives the whole world; (D)he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

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The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent(A) called the devil,(B) or Satan,(C) who leads the whole world astray.(D) He was hurled to the earth,(E) and his angels with him.

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He laid hold of (A)the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years;

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He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan,(A) and bound him for a thousand years.(B)

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Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”

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The tempter(A) came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God,(B) tell these stones to become bread.”

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Persecutions Are Coming(A)

16 (B)“Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. (C)Therefore be wise as serpents and (D)harmless[a] as doves.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 10:16 innocent

16 “I am sending you out like sheep among wolves.(A) Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.(B)

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13 And the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?”

The woman said, (A)“The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”

14 So 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 (B)you shall eat dust
All the days of your life.
15 And I will put enmity
Between you and the woman,
And between (C)your seed and (D)her Seed;
(E)He shall bruise your head,
And you shall bruise His heel.”

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13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?”

The woman said, “The serpent deceived me,(A) and I ate.”

14 So the Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this,

“Cursed(B) are you above all livestock
    and all wild animals!
You will crawl on your belly
    and you will eat dust(C)
    all the days of your life.
15 And I will put enmity
    between you and the woman,
    and between your offspring[a](D) and hers;(E)
he will crush[b] your head,(F)
    and you will strike his heel.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 3:15 Or seed
  2. Genesis 3:15 Or strike

and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written:

(A)‘He shall give His angels charge over you,’

and,

(B)‘In their hands they shall bear you up,
Lest you dash your foot against a stone.’

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“If you are the Son of God,”(A) he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written:

“‘He will command his angels concerning you,
    and they will lift you up in their hands,
    so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 4:6 Psalm 91:11,12

Israel Will Be Restored

27 In that day the Lord with His severe sword, great and strong,
Will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent,
(A)Leviathan that twisted serpent;
And He will slay (B)the reptile that is in the sea.

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Deliverance of Israel

27 In that day,(A)

the Lord will punish with his sword(B)
    his fierce, great and powerful sword—
Leviathan(C) the gliding serpent,(D)
    Leviathan the coiling serpent;
he will slay the monster(E) of the sea.

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28 Then the Lord (A)opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?”

29 And Balaam said to the donkey, “Because you have [a]abused me. I wish there were a sword in my hand, (B)for now I would kill you!”

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  1. Numbers 22:29 mocked

28 Then the Lord opened the donkey’s mouth,(A) and it said to Balaam, “What have I done to you to make you beat me these three times?(B)

29 Balaam answered the donkey, “You have made a fool of me! If only I had a sword in my hand, I would kill you right now.(C)

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10 For if they fall, one will lift up his companion.
But woe to him who is alone when he falls,
For he has no one to help him up.

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10 If either of them falls down,
    one can help the other up.
But pity anyone who falls
    and has no one to help them up.

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And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.”

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“All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”

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