Genesis 3:1-13

1Now the serpent was more crafty (subtle, skilled in deceit) than any living creature of the field which the Lord God had made. And the serpent (Satan) said to the woman, “Can it really be that God has said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’?”

2And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees of the garden,

3except the fruit from the tree which is in the middle of the garden. God said, ‘You shall not eat from it nor touch it, otherwise you will die.’ ”

4But the serpent said to the woman, “You certainly will not die!

5For God knows that on the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened [that is, you will have greater awareness], and you will be like God, knowing [the difference between] good and evil.”

6And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was delightful to look at, and a tree to be desired in order to make one wise and insightful, she took some of its fruit and ate it; and she also gave some to her husband with her, and he ate.

7Then the eyes of the two of them were opened [that is, their awareness increased], and they knew that they were naked; and they fastened fig leaves together and made themselves coverings.

8And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool [afternoon breeze] of the day, so the man and his wife hid and kept themselves hidden from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.

9But the Lord God called to Adam, and said to him, “Where are you?”

10He said, “I heard the sound of You [walking] in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.”

11God said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten [fruit] from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?”

12And the man said, “The woman whom You gave to be with me—she gave me [fruit] from the tree, and I ate it.”

13Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” And the woman said, “The serpent beguiled and deceived me, and I ate [from the forbidden tree].”