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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. |
Bible Question: Why did Adam eat the apple too? |
Bible Answer: Newbie - Adam ate the apple? The Bible doesn't call the tree an apple tree nor its fruit an apple, and neither should we! The Bible calls the tree "the tree of knowledge of good and evil" [Gen. 1:17] and that is what we should call it. ....... Janae has posted the appropriate Scripture, but Scripture itself doesn't dwell on the details of the why. We know the serpent lied to Eve [Gen. 3:4], deceiving her [Gen. 3:5], she fell for it, ate of the forbidden fruit and gave it to her husband Adam and he also ate of it [Gen. 3:6]. Verse 6 concludes by saying "she gave also to her husband WITH HER." I emphasize the words "with her" in order to suggest the possibility that Adam may have been present with his wife during her conversation with the serpent and instead of guiding his wife away from the serpent and his lies and toward the commands of God, Adam also may have liked the idea of becoming like God. Another possibility is that Adam was not present at Eve's encounter with the serpent, but that Eve spoke to her husband in glowing terms of her discovery of how to become like God, and that Adam bought her story. But these are mere possibilities garnered from a very scant set of facts. What we do know for sure is that both Eve and her husband disobeyed God, and at that moment became sinners. And they became afraid and hid themselves from the presence of the Lord [Gen. 3:8]. And they became something else too. They have the ignominious distinction of being the first buck passers in history! Adam blamed his wife for his sin. And Eve blamed the serpent for hers [Gen. 3:12,13]. Neither was willing to take personal responsibility for what they both had done. ...... And buck passing has continued from that day to this. It shows up in personal relationships, in business, in government, and even in the church. ...... We don't have to follow the example of Adam and Eve. We don't have to run and hide when we sin. We don't have to pass the buck. The Bible says, "If we confess our sins, He (God) is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness" [1 John 1:9]. --Hank |