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Read Genesis 3:15 in the New International Version (NIV) of the Bible. This verse is part of the story of the fall of humanity and the promise of a savior to crush the serpent's head.
- Genesis 3:15 - Bible Gateway
You and this woman will hate each other; your descendants...
- Genesis 3:15 - Bible Gateway
Read the verse that prophesies the enmity and conflict between the serpent and the woman's offspring, and the crushing of the serpent's head by the woman's seed. Compare different translations and versions of Genesis 3:15 in the Bible.
Genesis 3:15 is a prophecy of the conflict between the serpent and the woman's offspring, who will crush the serpent's head and be wounded by his heel. See the verse in different translations and learn about its historical and theological significance.
Explore various interpretations of the verse that announces the conflict and the victory between the serpent and the woman's seed. Learn about the original languages, the exegetical and expository commentaries, and the historical and theological implications of the verse.
You and this woman will hate each other; your descendants and hers will always be enemies. One of hers will strike you on the head, and you will strike him on the heel.”. DARBY. 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.
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 enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring.
Genesis 3:15 is the first promise of a Savior who would crush the serpent's head and be bruised by him. It reveals God's grace, Satan's enmity, and the victory of the kingdom of God over the kingdom of darkness.
