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NASB | Genesis 3:6 When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was delightful to look at, and a tree to be desired in order to make one wise and insightful, she took some of its fruit and ate it; and she also gave some to her husband with her, and he ate. |
Subject: Were Eve's desires sinful? |
Bible Note: Thanks, Aixen, I think you made some very good observations. I'd like to make one correction and ask one question. In your fifth paragraph you assumed that I meant the image of God endowed man with the knowledge of good and evil. I did not mean that. I said one question, but the one forces a second and maybe a third or more. Hebrews says, "For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin." (4:15.) In your next to last paragraph you said some confusing things. You said Jesus was not tempted (to sin) and Jesus was tempted (by Satan). (1) What does it mean, Jesus was tempted? (2) For that matter, what does it mean to be tempted? (3) What was Jesus tempted by Satan to do, if it was not to sin? (4) Hebrews says that Jesus was tempted, but are you saying that although the devil was TRYING to tempt Jesus, Jesus was not tempted? (4) So, if the devil failed to tempt Jesus, and Jesus was tempted according to Hebrews, then does Hebrews mean that Jesus was not tempted, but that all kinds of attempts were made to tempt him? (4b) Is this how you interpret the Hebrews passage? I won't press you any farther on this, because the question of the relation of Jesus and temptation might be better studied under the Hebrews passage. |