Bible Verses About The Fall Of Man And Human Nature

Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

Key Bible text for sin and death through one man

And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.

Directly says the woman was deceived into transgression.

And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

Direct Genesis text of the woman's choice

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

Direct Genesis text of serpent's first deception

Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

Direct Psalm passage that all have become corrupt.

What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.

Direct Romans 6:21 passage on death as the end of sin.

And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.

Direct Genesis 6:11 passage on corruption.

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

Direct Romans 3:23 passage.

Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

Clear Bible text for passions and nature under wrath

And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

Direct Genesis 6:5 passage on human wickedness.

Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

Direct Ecclesiastes 7:29 passage on man seeking many schemes.

For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.

Bible text for resurrection by a man

And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:

Partial Genesis 3 text on permissible trees, supporting the command context.

And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.

Direct Genesis text of the woman's reply about deception

Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.

Bible text that Adam is a type of the one to come

Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.

Bible text for Adam's offense and Christ's gift

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

Bible text for death through one man and life through one man

For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

Bible text for one man's disobedience and one man's obedience

But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.

Bible text for grace abounding through one man Jesus Christ

And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:

Direct Genesis text of the serpent's lie

But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

Supports the warning about death upon eating.

And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

Shows curse and sorrow after Adam's eating

Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.

Bible text about creation set free from corruption

While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.

Shows slavery to corruption

I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.

Shows slavery to uncleanness and lawlessness

Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

Lists fleshly sins to be put to death

And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

Supports the 'become like God' temptation motif.

Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.

Shows sin can reign if yielded to

His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.

Shows iniquities ensnare a person