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NASB | Genesis 2:17 but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 2:17 but [only] from the tree of the knowledge (recognition) of good and evil you shall not eat, otherwise on the day that you eat from it, you shall most certainly die [because of your disobedience]." |
Bible Question: Hello, I am the new kid in the Forum and I am loving it already. My question: If Adam did'nt have Knowledge of good and evil before he ate of the tree of the knowledge.... why did humanity fail. I have an idea, but I like to know someone elses one. Thank you. |
Bible Answer: Adam and Eve's fall, and the fall of man ever since that fateful day in Eden, was occasioned by disobedience to God. It is academic to argue whether Adam had any concept of "sin" or knowledge of good and evil. He and his wife simply disobeyed God. That's what sin was then, is now, and ever shall be. It takes on many forms and has many trappings, but sin is first, last, and always disobedience to the commands of God, and such are they that define good and evil. --Hank |