Genesis 3:22
Common English Bible
22 The Lord God said, “The human being[a] has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil.” Now, so he doesn’t stretch out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat and live forever,
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- Genesis 3:22 Or man (Heb adam)
Genesis 3:22
Contemporary English Version
22 (A) The Lord said, “They now know the difference between right and wrong, just as we do. But they must not be allowed to eat fruit from the tree that lets them live forever.”
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Genesis 3:22
New International Version
22 And the Lord God said, “The man has now become like one of us,(A) knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life(B) and eat, and live forever.”
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