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Genesis 2:25
25Now both of them were naked, the man and his wife, and they were not ashamed.
Genesis 2:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
- New International Version (NIV)Adam and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
Context of Genesis 2:25
23Then the man said, “This one, at last, is bone of my bones and flesh from my flesh. This one is called woman, for from man was taken this one.” 24This is why a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife; and they become one flesh. Now both of them were naked, the man and his wife, and they were not ashamed.
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וַיִּֽהְי֤וּ שְׁנֵיהֶם֙ עֲרוּמִּ֔ים הָֽאָדָ֖ם וְאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ וְלֹ֖א יִתְבֹּשָֽׁשׁוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Genesis 2:25
- Genesis 3:7Then the eyes of both of them were opened and they knew that they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made for themselves loin-coverings.
- Exodus 32:25When Moses saw that the people were unrestrained, because Aaron had let them run wild, to become a joke among their enemies,
- Psalms 25:3Surely no one who waits for You will be ashamed. But the treacherous without cause will be ashamed.
- Psalms 31:17Make Your face shine on Your servant. Save me in Your lovingkindness.
- Isaiah 44:9Those who fashion idols are empty. Their precious things do not profit. Their witnesses do not see or know, so they will be put to shame.
- Isaiah 47:3Your nakedness will be uncovered, and your shame will be exposed. I will take vengeance, and will spare no one.
- Isaiah 54:4Fear not, for you will not be ashamed. Nor cringe, for you will not be disgraced. For you will forget the shame of your youth, and you will remember the reproach of your widowhood no more.
- Jeremiah 6:15""Were they ashamed when they committed abomination? No, they were not at al ashamed; they did not know how to blush. Therefore they shall fall among thos who fall; at the time that I punish them, they shall be overthrown,"" says Adonai.
- Jeremiah 17:13Adonai, You are the hope of Israel! All who forsake You will be ashamed. Those who depart from You will be written in the dirt, for they have forsaken Adonai, the fountain of living waters.
- Ezekiel 16:61Then you will remember your ways and be ashamed, when you receive your older and younger sisters. I will give them to you for daughters, yet not because of your covenant.
- Joel 2:26“You will surely eat and be satisfied, and praise the Name of Adonai your God, who has dealt wondrously with you. Never again will My people be shamed
- Mark 8:38For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this unfaithful and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels!”
- Luke 9:26For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory and the glory of the Father and the holy angels.
- Romans 10:11For the Scripture says, “Whoever trusts in Him will not be put to shame.”
Commentaries on Genesis 2:25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25They were both naked, etc. - The weather was perfectly temperate, and therefore they had no need of clothing, the circumambient air being of the same temperature with their bodies. And as sin had not yet entered into the world, and no part of the human body had been put to any improper use, therefore there was no shame, for shame can only arise from a consciousness of sinful or irregular conduct. Even in a state of innocence, when all was perfection and…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25This is corroborated by the statement contained in Genesis 2:25. “They were both naked, and were not ashamed.” Of nakedness in our sense of the term they had as yet no conception. On the contrary, they were conscious of being sufficiently clothed in a physical sense by nature‘s covering, the skin - and, in a spiritual point of view, they were clad as in a panoply of steel with the consciousness of innocence, or, indeed, the unconsciousness of evil…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-25Verses 18-25 Power over the creatures was given to man, and as a proof of this he named them all. It also shows his insight into the works of God. But though he was lord of the creatures, yet nothing in this world was a help meet for man. From God are all our helpers. If we rest in God, he will work all for good. God caused deep sleep to fall on Adam; while he knows no sin, God will take care that he shall feel no pain. God, as her Father, brought the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25both naked: Before the first humans disobeyed God (chapter 3), being naked showed innocence and trust. After this, it came to show vulnerability and shame (see 9:22–23; Leviticus 18:1–23; Isaiah 47:3). Shame is more than embarrassment. It can include being exposed, mistreated, or humiliated (see Deuteronomy 28:48; Isaiah 58:7; James 2:15–16).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 18-2518. it is not good for the man to be alone--In the midst of plenty and delights, he was conscious of feelings he could not gratify. To make him sensible of his wants,Read the comment
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Commentaries on Genesis 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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