KJV ORIGINAL
For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
For God knows that when you eat from it, your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The serpent is telling Eve that God is withholding something good from them - that eating the forbidden fruit will make them wise like God himself.
📚 Historical Context
This is the serpent's temptation of Eve in the Garden of Eden, directly contradicting God's warning that they would die if they ate from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. The serpent is essentially accusing God of lying and being jealous of sharing divine wisdom with humanity. This moment represents the first recorded lie and temptation in human history.
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