Genesis 3:8-21
Proper 5B
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 gaveW to be with 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 allAA animalsBB
and among all wildCC creatures;DD
upon your bellyEE you shall go,FF
and dustGG you shall eat
all the daysHH of your life.II
15 I will putJJ enmityKK between you and the woman,
and between your offspringLL and hers;
he will strikeMM your head,NN
and you will strike his heel.”OO
Image credit: “The Tree of Life” by Mikhail Selishchev, 2001.