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NASB | Genesis 3:13 Then the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" And the woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 3:13 Then the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this that you have done?" And the woman said, "The serpent beguiled and deceived me, and I ate [from the forbidden tree]." [2 Cor 11:3; 1 Tim 2:14] |
Subject: Would Adam and Eve have fallen? |
Bible Note: All very interesting, Sir Brain, but on this side of the pond, at the little red school house where I learned to read, they didn't offer Readingbetweenthelines 101. Later on by the time I attended Graduate School (seventh grade), at the age of 27, I took the course, but by then I was too old to adapt very well to new concepts, so I never got the hang of Readingbetweenthelines. All I was ever able to see between the lines was blank space. That, and nothing more. But apparently some folks get pretty good at this between-the-lines reading, especially when it comes to Scripture. I know it puts no stars in my crown to envy, and I should shun it, but sometimes I do envy those sage expositors who apparently can get so much out of what they read between the lines. It must be fascinating reading, and some people make a career of it. But, poor me, here I sit, stuck with the ability merely to read what Scripture says on the lines. I must confess that it excites my imagination when I hear of all this exciting action that goes on between the lines. People who have this marvelous gift of reading between the lines have no idea of how limited we dunderheads are who have to depend on what God says on the lines! But I guess we'll have to make do with the limited abilities we have and thank God for giving us even that much. --Hank |