Genesis 3:15 “And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed…”

Genesis 3:15

And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel. ”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And 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.

World English Bible

I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will bruise your head, and you will bruise his heel.”

American Standard Version

and I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed: he shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

Geneva Bible 1599

I will also put enimitie betweene thee and the woman, and betweene thy seede and her seede. He shall breake thine head, and thou shalt bruise his heele.

Darby Translation

And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; he shall crush thy head, and thou shalt crush his heel.

Young's Literal Translation

and enmity I put between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; he doth bruise thee — the head, and thou dost bruise him — the heel.'

Bible in Basic English

And there will be war between you and the woman and between your seed and her seed: by him will your head be crushed and by you his foot will be wounded.

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Cross references

“enmity”

Luke 10:19 Romans 3:13 Acts 28:3–6 Mark 16:18 Amos 9:3 Numbers 21:6

Luke 10:19 · BSB

Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.

Romans 3:13 · BSB

“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.”

Acts 28:3–6 · BSB

Paul gathered a bundle of sticks, and as he laid them on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself to his hand.

Mark 16:18 · BSB

they will pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well.”

Amos 9:3 · BSB

Though they hide themselves atop Carmel, there I will track them and seize them; and though they hide from Me at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent to bite them.

Numbers 21:6 · BSB

So the LORD sent venomous snakes among the people, and many of the Israelites were bitten and died.

“thy seed”

1 John 3:8 John 8:44 Matthew 13:38 1 John 3:10 Acts 13:10 Matthew 23:33

1 John 3:8 · BSB

The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.

John 8:44 · BSB

You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native langua…

Matthew 13:38 · BSB

The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,

1 John 3:10 · BSB

By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.

Acts 13:10 · BSB

and said, “O child of the devil and enemy of all righteousness, you are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery! Will you never stop perverting the straight ways of the Lord?

Matthew 23:33 · BSB

You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?

“her seed”

Isaiah 7:14 Galatians 4:4 Matthew 1:23 Psalm 132:11 Micah 5:3 Luke 1:31–35

Isaiah 7:14 · BSB

Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.

Galatians 4:4 · BSB

But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,

Matthew 1:23 · BSB

“Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us” ).

Psalm 132:11 · BSB

The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne.

Micah 5:3 · BSB

Therefore Israel will be abandoned until she who is in labor has given birth; then the rest of His brothers will return to the children of Israel.

Luke 1:31–35 · BSB

Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.

“it shall”

Romans 16:20 Revelation 12:17 Colossians 2:15 Revelation 20:10 1 John 5:5 Revelation 20:1–3

Romans 16:20 · BSB

The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

Revelation 12:17 · BSB

And the dragon was enraged at the woman and went to make war with the rest of her children, who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. And the dragon stood on the shore of the sea.

Colossians 2:15 · BSB

And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.

Revelation 20:10 · BSB

And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

1 John 5:5 · BSB

Who then overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.

Revelation 20:1–3 · BSB

Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the Abyss, holding in his hand a great chain.

“thou”

Revelation 2:10 Isaiah 53:12 Luke 22:53 John 12:31–33 Hebrews 5:7 Revelation 13:7

Revelation 2:10 · BSB

Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown…

Isaiah 53:12 · BSB

Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many a…

Luke 22:53 · BSB

Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on Me. But this hour belongs to you and to the power of darkness.”

John 12:31–33 · BSB

Now judgment is upon this world; now the prince of this world will be cast out.

Hebrews 5:7 · BSB

During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.

Revelation 13:7 · BSB

Then the beast was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them, and it was given authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

14So the LORD God said to the serpent: “Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and every beast of the field! On your belly will you go, and dust you will eat, all the days of your life.

16To the woman He said: “I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”

Read Genesis 3