Genesis 3:16

Translations

Modern

To 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.”

Traditional

Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

Literal

To the woman He said, “I will surely multiply your pain and your childbearing; in pain you will bear children. And toward your husband your desire will be, and he will rule over you.”

Latin

Mulieri quoque dixit: Multiplicabo ærumnas tuas, et conceptus tuos: in dolore paries filios, et sub viri potestate eris, et ipse dominabitur tui.

Original

Hebrew

English

To 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.”

Notes

Genesis 3:16

The judgment affects the woman's special role in childbearing and her relationship with her husband.
Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you: The marriage relationship now includes conflict instead of only security and happiness. New life in Jesus can restore a man and woman's marriage relationship (Ephesians 5:18–32; compare Matthew 20:25–28).

Genesis 3:14–19

God judged the serpent, woman, and man because of their sin. Each received a punishment specific to their actions. Their important relationships changed. God is fair in judgment, not unpredictable. Each punishment matches the sin.

Genesis 3:1–24

When the man and woman rebelled against God, it disrupted their harmony with the earth, animals, each other, and God.

Theme notes and profiles

Adam and Eve Community Responsibility: Achan’s Sin Human Sexuality Marriage and Sexuality Promised Land Retribution Sin Enters the World Symbolic Numbers The Creation The Dangers of Sin The Purpose of the Sinai Covenant The Tabernacle Women’s Roles in the New Testament Church

Events

The Fallc. 4004 BC

Related verses

Titus 2:5
…to be self-controlled, pure, managers of their households, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be discredited.
Colossians 3:18
Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
1 Corinthians 11:3
But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.
1 Corinthians 14:34
Women are to be silent in the churches. They are not permitted to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.
Ephesians 5:22–24
Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.
1 Timothy 2:15
Women, however, will be saved through childbearing, if they continue in faith, love, and holiness, with self-control.
1 Timothy 2:11–12
A woman must learn in quietness and full submissiveness.
1 Corinthians 7:4
The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife.
John 16:21
A woman has pain in childbirth because her time has come; but when she brings forth her child, she forgets her anguish because of her joy that a child has been born into the world.
Genesis 4:7
If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you refuse to do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires you, but you must master it.”
1 Peter 3:1–6
Wives, in the same way, submit yourselves to your husbands, so that even if they refuse to believe the word, they will be won over without words by the behavior of their wives
Micah 4:9–10
Why do you now cry aloud? Is there no king among you? Has your counselor perished so that anguish grips you like a woman in labor?

Glossary

Adam (Person) Apocalyptic Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Bible, Quotations of the Old Testament in the New Testament Book of Revelation Chronology of the Bible (Old Testament) Creation Myths Curse, Cursed Discipline Divorce Eve Evil Fall of Man Fear Genesis, Book of Judgment Land Man Mesopotamia Monotheism Paradise Patriarchs, Period of the Remnant Suffering Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil Woman

Topics

A Healthy Marriage Afflictions and Adversities: Consequent Upon the Fall Afflictions and Adversities: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Afflictions: Consequent Upon the Fall Birth: Giving, Ordained to be in Sorrow Child Labor Childbearing Childbirth Curse: Denounced: Against Adam and Eve Eve: Curse Denounced Against Fall of Man: General Scriptures Concerning Family: Government of God: Appearances of To Adam Head of Household Husbands: Have Authority Over Their Wives Industriousness Judgments: Eve Leaving Parents Male Leadership Man: Punished for Disobedience Pleasing your Husband Sin: Fruits of Sin: Punishment of Sin: Toil and Sorrow Originated In Submissiveness Submitting to your Husband Temptation: Yielding to Adam and Eve The Fall of Man: Punishment Consequent Upon: Condemnation to Labour and Sorrow The Purpose of the Woman The Role of the Woman Titles and Names of the Devil: Serpent Wicked (People): Punishment of Wife: The Judgment Denounced Against Eve Wife: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Wives: Duties of, to Their Husbands: To be Subject to Them Woman: Curse Pronounced On Womanhood Women: Fall of, and Curse Upon Women: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To

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