
Genesis 3:8-15
Ordinary B28
8 They heardA the soundB of the LordC GodD
walkingE in the gardenF at the timeG of the evening breeze,H
and the manI and his wifeJ hidK themselves from the presenceL of the Lord God amongM the treesN of the garden.
9 But the Lord God calledO to the man, and said to him, “Where are you?”
10 He said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid,P because I was naked;Q and I hid myself.”
11 He said, “Who toldR you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commandedS you notT to eat?”U
12 The man said, “The womanV whom you gave to be withW me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate.”
13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?”X
The woman said, “The serpentY trickedZ me, and I ate.”
14 The Lord God said to the serpent,
“Because you have done this,
cursed are you among all animalsAA
and among all wildBB creatures;CC
upon your bellyDD you shall go,EE
and dustFF you shall eat
all the days of your life.GG
15 I will put enmityHH between you and the woman,
and between your offspringII and hers;JJ
he will strikeKK your head,LL
and you will strike his heel.”MM
Image credit: “Eve” by Marc Chagall, 1958-1968 at the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne in Metz, France.