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Old TestamentGenesis · Chapter 3

Genesis 3:5

Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 3:5 — by Collins Asein

Quick Summary

Genesis 3:5 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.

Genesis 3:5 — KJV

For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

Genesis 3:5 (KJV)

Genesis 3:5 in Context — About the Book of Genesis

Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.

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Cross-References for Genesis 3:5

But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. thou shalt surely...: Heb. dying thou shalt die

Shares key themes with Genesis 3:5: know, day, eat

And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof.

Shares key themes with Genesis 3:5: god, know, day

Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, as the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favour thee not. the lords...: Heb. thou art not good in the eyes of the lords

Shares key themes with Genesis 3:5: day, then, eyes

I am this day fourscore years old: and can I discern between good and evil? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? wherefore then should thy servant be yet a burden unto my lord the king?

Shares key themes with Genesis 3:5: day, eat, then

Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof. a lord...: Heb. a lord which belonged to the king leaning upon his hand

Shares key themes with Genesis 3:5: god, eat, thereof

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Collins Asein — Christian Author & Founder of PrayerKey