God said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?”
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- KJV And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?
- BSB “Who told you that you were naked?” asked the LORD God. “Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?”
- NKJV And He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?”
- NASB And He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree from which I commanded you not to eat?”
- NLT “Who told you that you were naked?” the Lord God asked. “Have you eaten from the tree whose fruit I commanded you not to eat?”
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Cross-references · 3
- Rom 3:20Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight. For through the law comes the knowledge of sin.
- Gen 4:10Yahweh said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries to me from the ground.
- Ps 50:21You have done these things, and I kept silent. You thought that I was just like you. I will rebuke you, and accuse you in front of your eyes.
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