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Genesis · read by Peter Simms
20 verses, in order. Only the verses Peter read aloud are shown.
Genesis 2
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And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, where He placed the man He had formed.Read from NKJV · The Gospel: The Origin of Evil
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Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food. And in the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.Read from KJV · The Gospel: The Origin of Evil
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And the LORD God commanded him, "You may eat freely from every tree of the garden,Read from KJV · The Gospel: The Origin of Evil
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but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die."Read from KJV · The Gospel: The Origin of Evil
Genesis 3
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Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field that the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, "Did God really say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the garden?'"Read from KJV · The Gospel: The Origin of Evil
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The woman answered the serpent, "We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden,Read from KJV · The Gospel: The Origin of Evil
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but about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God has said, 'You must not eat of it or touch it, or you will die.'"Read from NKJV · The Gospel: The Origin of Evil
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When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.Read from KJV · The Gospel: The Origin of Evil
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And the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; so they sewed together fig leaves and made coverings for themselves.Read from KJV · The Gospel: The Origin of Evil
Genesis 4
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And Adam had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain. "With the help of the LORD I have brought forth a man," she said.Read from KJV · The Gospel: The Origin of Evil
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So in the course of time, Cain brought some of the fruit of the soil as an offering to the LORD,Read from KJV · The Gospel: The Origin of Evil
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while Abel brought the best portions of the firstborn of his flock. And the LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering,Read from KJV · The Gospel: The Origin of Evil
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"Why are you angry," said the LORD to Cain, "and why has your countenance fallen?Read from KJV · The Gospel: The Origin of Evil
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If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you refuse to do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires you, but you must master it."Read from KJV · The Gospel: The Origin of Evil
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And the LORD said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" "I do not know!" he answered. "Am I my brother's keeper?"Read from KJV · The Gospel: The Origin of Evil
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"What have you done?" replied the LORD. "The voice of your brother's blood cries out to Me from the ground.Read from KJV · The Gospel: The Origin of Evil
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Now you are cursed and banished from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.Read from KJV · The Gospel: The Origin of Evil
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When you till the ground, it will no longer yield its produce to you. You will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth."Read from KJV · The Gospel: The Origin of Evil
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But Cain said to the LORD, "My punishment is greater than I can bear.Read from KJV · The Gospel: The Origin of Evil