Cross references

Genesis 2:17

but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.”

Genesis 2:17 BSB

Genesis 2:17 has 42 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 42 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Romans 6:23 (28 votes) and James 1:15 (24 votes). 17 other verses point back to it. It links with 19 other books, from Genesis 2 to Revelation 21.

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Which verses does Genesis 2:17 point to?

The 20 strongest of 42, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Romans 6:2328 votes

    For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

  2. James 1:1524 votes

    Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.

  3. Genesis 3:1921 votes

    By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground—because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”

  4. The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.

  5. For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.

  6. All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”

  7. But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”

  8. When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our trespasses,

  9. 1 John 5:1616 votes

    If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he should ask God, who will give life to those who commit this kind of sin. There is a sin that leads to death; I am not saying he should ask regarding that sin.

  10. Genesis 3:1715 votes

    And to Adam He said: “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat, cursed is the ground because of you; through toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.

  11. Genesis 3:1113 votes

    “Who told you that you were naked?” asked the LORD God. “Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?”

  12. Romans 1:3213 votes
  13. Romans 6:1611 votes

Which verses point to Genesis 2:17?

The 10 strongest of 17.