Old Testament

Genesis 3-4

^3:1Now the serpent was more subtle than any animal of the field which Yahweh God had made. He said to the woman, "Yes, has God said, 'You shall not eat of any tree of the garden?'"

^3:2The woman said to the serpent, "Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat, ^3:3but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, 'You shall not eat of it, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.'"

^3:4The serpent said to the woman, "You won't surely die, ^3:5for God knows that in the day you eat it, your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."

^3:6When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit of it, and ate; and she gave some to her husband with her, and he ate. ^3:7Both of their eyes were opened, and they knew that they were naked. They sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. ^3:8They heard the voice of Yahweh God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Yahweh God among the trees of the garden.

^3:9Yahweh God called to the man, and said to him, "Where are you?"

^3:10The man said, "I heard your voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself."

^3:11God said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?"

^3:12The man said, "The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate."

^3:13Yahweh God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?"

The woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate."

^3:14Yahweh God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, cursed are you above all cattle, and above every animal of the field. On your belly shall you go, and you shall eat dust all the days of your life. ^3:15I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will bruise your head, and you will bruise his heel."

^3:16To the woman he said, "I will greatly multiply your pain in childbirth. In pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you."

^3:17To Adam he said, "Because you have listened to your wife's voice, and have eaten of the tree, of which I commanded you, saying, 'You shall not eat of it,' cursed is the ground for your sake. In toil you will eat of it all the days of your life. ^3:18Thorns also and thistles will it bring forth to you; and you will eat the herb of the field. ^3:19By the sweat of your face will you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For you are dust, and to dust you shall return."

^3:20The man called his wife Eve, because she was the mother of all living. ^3:21Yahweh God made coats of skins for Adam and for his wife, and clothed them.

^3:22Yahweh God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil. Now, lest he put forth his hand, and also take of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever..." ^3:23Therefore Yahweh God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. ^3:24So he drove out the man; and he placed Cherubs at the east of the garden of Eden, and the flame of a sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.

^4:1The man knew Eve his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Cain, and said, "I have gotten a man with Yahweh's help." ^4:2Again she gave birth, to Cain's brother Abel. Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. ^4:3As time passed, it happened that Cain brought an offering to Yahweh from the fruit of the ground. ^4:4Abel also brought some of the firstborn of his flock and of the fat of it. Yahweh respected Abel and his offering, ^4:5but he didn't respect Cain and his offering. Cain was very angry, and the expression on his face fell. ^4:6Yahweh said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why has the expression of your face fallen? ^4:7If you do well, will it not be lifted up? If you don't do well, sin crouches at the door. Its desire is for you, but you are to rule over it." ^4:8Cain said to Abel, his brother, "Let's go into the field." It happened, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel, his brother, and killed him.

^4:9Yahweh said to Cain, "Where is Abel, your brother?"

He said, "I don't know. Am I my brother's keeper?"

^4:10Yahweh said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries to me from the ground. ^4:11Now you are cursed because of the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand. ^4:12From now on, when you till the ground, it won't yield its strength to you. You shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth."

^4:13Cain said to Yahweh, "My punishment is greater than I can bear. ^4:14Behold, you have driven me out this day from the surface of the ground. I will be hidden from your face, and I will be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth. It will happen that whoever finds me will kill me."

^4:15Yahweh said to him, "Therefore whoever slays Cain, vengeance will be taken on him sevenfold." Yahweh appointed a sign for Cain, lest any finding him should strike him.

^4:16Cain went out from Yahweh's presence, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. ^4:17Cain knew his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Enoch. He built a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch. ^4:18To Enoch was born Irad. Irad became the father of Mehujael. Mehujael became the father of Methushael. Methushael became the father of Lamech. ^4:19Lamech took two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. ^4:20Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the father of those who dwell in tents and have cattle. ^4:21His brother's name was Jubal, who was the father of all who handle the harp and pipe. ^4:22Zillah also gave birth to Tubal Cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of brass and iron. Tubal Cain's sister was Naamah. ^4:23Lamech said to his wives,

 "Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice,
      You wives of Lamech, listen to my speech,

 For I have slain a man for wounding me,
      A young man for bruising me.

 ^4:24If Cain will be avenged seven times,
      Truly Lamech seventy-seven times.

^4:25Adam knew his wife again. She gave birth to a son, and named him Seth. For, she said, "God has appointed me another child instead of Abel, for Cain killed him." ^4:26There was also born a son to Seth, and he named him Enosh. Then men began to call on Yahweh's name.

New Testament

Matthew 3-4

^3:4Now John himself wore clothing made of camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey. ^3:5Then people from Jerusalem, all of Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him. ^3:6They were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins. ^3:7But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his baptism, he said to them, "You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? ^3:8Therefore bring forth fruit worthy of repentance! ^3:9Don't think to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father,' for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

^3:10"Even now the axe lies at the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree that doesn't bring forth good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire. ^3:11I indeed baptize you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit. ^3:12His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. He will gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire."

^3:13Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. ^3:14But John would have hindered him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?"

^3:15But Jesus, answering, said to him, "Allow it now, for this is the fitting way for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he allowed him. ^3:16Jesus, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him. ^3:17Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."

^4:1Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. ^4:2When he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was hungry afterward. ^4:3The tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread."

^4:4But he answered, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.'"

^4:5Then the devil took him into the holy city. He set him on the pinnacle of the temple, ^4:6and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, 'He will give his angels charge concerning you.' and,

 'On their hands they will bear you up,
      So that you don't dash your foot against a stone.'"

^4:7Jesus said to him, "Again, it is written, 'You shall not test the Lord, your God.'"

^4:8Again, the devil took him to an exceedingly high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory. ^4:9He said to him, "I will give you all of these things, if you will fall down and worship me."

^4:10Then Jesus said to him, "Get behind me, Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.'"

^4:11Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and ministered to him. ^4:12Now when Jesus heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee. ^4:13Leaving Nazareth, he came and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali, ^4:14that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

 ^4:15"The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,
      Toward the sea, beyond the Jordan,
      Galilee of the Gentiles,

 ^4:16The people who sat in darkness saw a great light,
      To those who sat in the region and shadow of death,
      To them light has dawned."

^4:17From that time, Jesus began to preach, and to say, "Repent! For the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand."

^4:18Walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers: Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. ^4:19He said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you fishers for men."

^4:20They immediately left their nets and followed him. ^4:21Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. He called them. ^4:22They immediately left the boat and their father, and followed him.

^4:23Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people. ^4:24The report about him went out into all Syria. They brought to him all who were sick, afflicted with various diseases and torments, possessed with demons, epileptics, and paralytics; and he healed them. ^4:25Great multitudes from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and from beyond the Jordan followed him.