Genesis 3:5
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.
Cross-reference
Genesis 3:7 fulfills the promise of opened eyes, but reveals shame rather than divinity, showing the deception.
In Genesis 3:22, God confirms that man has become like them, knowing good and evil — fulfilling the serpent's promise from the previous verse.
Genesis 3:10 shows the fear and hiding resulting from the serpent's lie about becoming like God.
In Genesis 2:17, God warns of death for eating the fruit, which the serpent in 3:5 contradicts by promising god-like knowledge.
In Daniel 4:30, Nebuchadnezzar boasts 'by my great power' — claiming divine prerogatives. This echoes the serpent's temptation to transcend human limits and be like God.
2 Corinthians 11:13-15 shows Satan masquerading as light, reflecting the serpent's deceptive methods in Genesis.
2 Corinthians 11:3 directly references Eve's deception as a warning against being led astray from Christ.
In 2 Corinthians 4:4, Satan blinds minds so they cannot see Christ, the true image of God — contrasting the serpent's lie about becoming like God.
In Acts 12:23, Herod is struck dead for accepting divine glory — the consequence of embracing the serpent's temptation to be 'like God.' God judges those who usurp His place.
In Acts 12:22, the crowd acclaims Herod's voice as 'a god's.' He accepts what the serpent promised — to be 'like God' — echoing the original temptation toward self-deification.
In Ezekiel 28:9, the prince of Tyre's claim of being a god meets divine challenge. The serpent's promise to be 'like God' finds a literal echo in this mortal's prideful self-deification.
In Ezekiel 28:2, the prince of Tyre says 'I am a god' — directly echoing the serpent's promise of becoming 'like God.' Both represent human self-deification.
Ezekiel 13:2-6 warns against false prophets who deceive, similar to the serpent's lies about God's knowledge.
In Jeremiah 14:14, God condemns prophets who lie in His name, akin to the serpent's deception about God.
In John 8:44, Jesus calls the devil 'a liar and the father of lies' who 'was a murderer from the beginning' — identifying the serpent as Satan himself.
In Isaiah 14:14, the king declares 'I will make myself like the Most High' — the same 'you will be like God' ambition the serpent offered Eve.
In 2 Thessalonians 2:4, the man of lawlessness exalts himself as God — echoing the serpent's offer of becoming like God through disobedience.
In Revelation 13:4, people worship the beast asking 'Who is like the beast?' — paralleling the serpent's deception about becoming like God.
In Daniel 11:37, a figure exalts himself above every god — echoing the serpent's 'you will be like God' promise as the archetypal prideful ambition.
In Jeremiah 14:13, prophets falsely promise no suffering, echoing the serpent's lie that brought sin and death.
In Ecclesiastes 7:23, Solomon admits pursuing wisdom proved elusive — the serpent's promise of knowledge through disobedience finds a sobering counterpoint.
In Psalm 12:4, the wicked declare 'our lips are our own' — claiming autonomy from God. This mirrors the serpent's temptation to independence from divine authority over what is forbidden.
In Hebrews 5:14, the mature 'distinguish good from evil' through training — God's legitimate path to what the serpent offered illicitly.
In Revelation 13:14, the beast deceives inhabitants of the earth, similar to how the serpent deceived Eve with false promises.