Bible Verses AboutAdam
Bible verses about Adam
Exploring the story of Adam through scripture offers a profound glimpse into the heart of God's creation and the complexities of humanity's origin. Understanding Adam's narrative, his relationship with God, his choices, and their consequences, provides essential context for grasping the overarching themes of the Bible: redemption, grace, and the enduring promise of restoration through Jesus Christ. Delving into these verses allows us to reflect on our own nature, our capacity for both good and evil, and the unwavering hope that even in our fallen state, we are loved and offered a path back to divine connection. Let these verses illuminate your understanding of God's plan and your place within it.
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For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.
Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.
Scripture Passages
For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.
Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.
I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:
If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the Lord, who shall intreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the Lord would slay them.
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord.
I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:
Hell and destruction are before the Lord: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?
Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.
And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the Lord.
For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
Hell and destruction are before the Lord: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?
Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.
At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down: at her feet he bowed, he fell: where he bowed, there he fell down dead.
We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.
In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth.
His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.
Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:
And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.
Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord.
Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.
For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field.
And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.
Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
That thou enquirest after mine iniquity, and searchest after my sin?
We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.
Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
Woe unto him that saith unto his father, What begettest thou? or to the woman, What hast thou brought forth?
Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:
Woe unto him that saith unto his father, What begettest thou? or to the woman, What hast thou brought forth?
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord.
But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask from the one side of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it?
God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.
But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
Woe unto him that saith unto his father, What begettest thou? or to the woman, What hast thou brought forth?
My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction:
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord.
For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
Hell and destruction are before the Lord: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?
Hell and destruction are before the Lord: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?
I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.
I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:
Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
Reflection
Contemplating Adam
The Bible verses concerning Adam, from his creation to his transgression and its repercussions, paint a foundational picture of humanity’s origins, nature, and relationship with God. They illuminate God’s initial design for humankind – one of innocence, dominion, and intimate fellowship. However, they also starkly portray the consequences of disobedience, introducing sin, suffering, and death into the world. Reflecting on these scriptures prompts introspection on our own inherent human condition, the pervasive influence of sin, and the enduring need for redemption. Ultimately, understanding Adam’s story reminds us of God's unwavering love, manifested in His provision of a pathway back to Himself through Jesus Christ, the "last Adam," who offers the hope of restoration and eternal life. Let these verses serve as a constant reminder to strive for obedience and reliance on God's grace, mirroring the intended image in which we were created.
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