Genesis 3:5-6 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 3:5

For ( כִּי —nam , γαρ , for because; assigning the reason God doth know . Thus the serpent practically charges the Deity with (a) in affirming that to be true which he knew to be false; (b) in doing this while delivering his law; (c) in pretending to be careful of man's safety while in reality he was only jealous of his own honor. That in the day ye eat thereof . Cf. the Divine prohibition ( Genesis 2:17 ), the exact terms of which are again used—a mark of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 3:6

And (when) the woman saw . "An impure look, infected with the poison of concupiscence" (Calvin); cf. Joshua 7:21 . That the tree was good for food. "The fruit of this tree may have been neither poisonous nor beautiful, or it may have been both; but sin has the strange power of investing the object of desire for the time being, whatever its true character, with a wonderful attraction" (Inglis). And that it (was) pleasant Literally, a desire ( Psalms 10:17 ), a lust ( Numbers 11:4 ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 3:6

The first sin. I. THE TEMPTATION . 1. The fact . That sin is possible even in pure beings without the intervention of solicitation, at least ab extra , must be held to be the doctrine of Scripture ( vide James 1:14 and Jud James 1:6 ). Hence man might have fallen, even had he not been tempted. The fact, however, that he was tempted is explicitly revealed; a circumstance which notes an important distinction between his sin and that of the angels. Does this explain ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 3:1-7

- Section III - The Fall- The Fall1. נחשׁ nachash “serpent; related: hiss,” Gesenius; “sting,” Mey. ערוּם 'ārûm “subtle, crafty, using craft for defence.”7. תפר tāpar “sew, stitch, tack together.” חגורה chăgôrâh “girdle, not necessarily apron.”This chapter continues the piece commenced at Genesis 2:4. The same combination of divine names is found here, except in the dialogue between the serpent and the woman, where God (אלהים 'ĕlohı̂ym) alone is used. It is natural for the tempter to use... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 3:4-5

Genesis 3:4-5 . The tempter, finding that the woman began to doubt whether eating this fruit was a crime, and if it were, whether punishment would follow, now became more bold in his attack, and, giving God the lie direct, asserted roundly, “Ye shall not surely die.” So far from it, you shall have much advantage from eating of this tree. He suits the temptation to the pure state they were now in, proposing to them, not any carnal pleasure, but intellectual delights. 1st, Your eyes shall be... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 3:6

Genesis 3:6. When the woman saw, (or perceived) But how? Certainly by believing Satan and disbelieving God. Here we see what her parley with the tempter ended in; Satan, at length, gains his point; God permitting it for wise and holy ends. And he gains it: 1st, By injecting unbelief respecting the divine declaration. 2d, By the lust of the flesh: she saw that the tree was good for food, agreeable to the taste, and nutritive. 3d, By the lust of the eye, that it was pleasant to the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 3:1-24

Human disobedience (3:1-24)Since human beings were made in God’s image, and since God was unlimited, the first human couple soon showed that they too wanted to be unlimited. They had to remember, however, that they were not God; they were only creatures made in the image of God. Just as the image of the moon on the water could not exist independently of the moon, so they could not exist independently of God. Their relationship with God contained an element of dependence, or limitation, and... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 3:5

ye shall be as gods = be as God, Hebrew. Elohim. This is the foundation of Satan's second lie: "The immanence of God in man. " read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 3:6

good for food. See 1 John 2:16 , "Lust of the flesh". Compare Matthew 4:3 . pleasant to the eyes. See 1 John 2:16 , "Lust of the eyes". Compare Matthew 4:5 . make one wise. See 1 John 2:16 , "Boastful of life". Compare Matthew 4:8 . gave. See 1 Timothy 2:14 . with her. Therefore Adam present. Compare "Ye", verses: Genesis 3:4 , Genesis 3:5 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 3:4-5

"And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die; for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as God, knowing good and evil.""Ye shall not surely die ..." This was a bold and cunning falsehood; and one is a little distressed by the scholars who are still treating this narrative as if the Devil told the truth. Their error is the same as that of Eve, in that they alter what God said and then claim that what God allegedly said... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 3:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 3:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 3:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 3:1-7

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 3:4-5

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 3:6

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 3:1-24

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 3:5

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 3:6

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 3:4-5

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