Bible Verses About "What Was the Fall of Man"
The fall was Adam and Eve's disobedience in Eden — eating the forbidden fruit — which introduced sin, death, and separation from God into the human experience.
The fall was Adam and Eve's disobedience in Eden — eating the forbidden fruit — which introduced sin, death, and separation from God into the human experience.
"She took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat." — Genesis 3:6 (KJV)
KJV Verses That Answer This Question
The Scriptures below are gathered specifically to address "What Was the Fall of Man?" Each is quoted in the King James Version with a link to its full chapter.
"She took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat."
"By one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned."
"I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel."
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