2:7And the Lord God formed man of the slime of the earth: and breathed into his face the breath of life, and man became a living soul.

8And the Lord God had planted a paradise of pleasure from the start: in which he placed man whom he had formed.

9And the Lord God brought forth of the ground all manner of trees, fair to look, and pleasant to eat of: the tree of life also in the midst of paradise: and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

3:1Now the serpent was more subtle than any of the beasts of the earth which the Lord God made. And he said to the woman: Why has God commanded you, that you should not eat of every tree of paradise?

2And the woman answered him, saying: Of the fruit of the trees that are in paradise we do eat:

3But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of paradise, God has commanded us that we should not eat; and that we should not touch it, lest perhaps we die.

4And the serpent said to the woman: No, you shall not die the death.

5For God does know that in what day soever you shall eat thereof, your eyes shall be opened: and you shall be as Gods, knowing good and evil.

6And the woman saw that the tree was good to eat, and fair to the eyes, and delightful to look: and she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave to her husband who did eat.

7And the eyes of them both were opened: and when they perceived themselves to be naked, they sewed together fig leaves, and made themselves aprons.

51:3Have mercy on me, O God, according to your great mercy. And according to the crowd of your tender mercies blot out my sin.

4Wash me yet more from my sin, and cleanse me from my sin.

5For I know my sin, and my sin is always before me.

6To you only have I sinned, and have done evil before you: that you mayst be justified in your words and mayst overcome when you are judged.

12Create a clean heart in me, O God: and renew a right spirit within my bowels.

13Cast me not away from your face; and take not your holy spirit from me.

17O Lord, you will open my lips: and my mouth shall declare your praise.

5:12Therefore as by one man sin entered into this world, and by sin death; and so death passed upon all men, in whom all have sinned.

13For until the law sin was in the world; but sin was not imputed, when the law was not.

14But death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them also who have not sinned after the similitude of the sin of Adam, who is a figure of him who was to come.

15But not as the offence, so also the gift. For if by the offence of one, many died; much more the grace of God, and the gift, by the grace of one man, Jesus Christ, has abounded to many.

16And not as it was by one sin, so also is the gift. For judgment indeed was by one to condemnation; but grace is of many offences, to command.

17For if by one man's offence death reigned through one; much more they who receive abundance of grace, and of the gift, and of righteousness, shall reign in life through one, Jesus Christ.

18Therefore, as by the offence of one, to all men to condemnation; so also by the righteousness of one, to all men to command of life.

19For as by the disobedience of one man, many were made sinners; so also by the obedience of one, many shall be made righteous.

4:1Then Jesus was led by the spirit into the desert, to be tempted by the devil.

2And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards he was hungry.

3And the tempter coming said to him: If you be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

4Who answered and said: It is written, Not in bread alone does man live, but in every word that proceedeth from the mouth of God.

5Then the devil took him up into the holy city, and set him upon the pinnacle of the temple,

6And said to him: If you be the Son of God, cast yourself down, for it is written: That he has given his angels charge over you, and in their hands shall they bear you up, lest perhaps you dash your foot against a stone.

7Jesus said to him: It is written again: You shall not tempt the Lord your God.

8Again the devil took him up into a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them,

9And said to him: All these will I give you, if falling down you will adore me.

10Then Jesus says to him: Begone, Satan: for it is written, The Lord your God shall you adore, and him only shall you serve.

11Then the devil left him; and look angels came and ministered to him.