Genesis 3:17 And to Adam he said, Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten of the tree, of which I commanded you, saying… I. The universal necessity of labour. The earth no longer produces fruit independently of labour. II. The fact, asserted in the text, that labour is a curse. It is part of our punishment for the Fall that it should be so. III. The manner in which we may lighten this curse, and cause it to be borne. We may not escape from it; but it may be lightened by — 1. Religion — personal, practical, and real. 2. The cultivation of knowledge. 3. The maintenance of good health. 4. The practice of economy. (J. Maskell.) Parallel Verses KJV: And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; |
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