Where a verse leads
Genesis 3:15: Where It Appears, and Where It Leads to Christ
“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.”Genesis 3:15
Genesis 3:15 is one of the verses The Living Bread keeps returning to. It anchors 2 different readings across the site, from the feasts, the covenants, and the law to the whole bible. Each is listed below, with an honest note on how directly it is read of Christ. Read the verse first, then follow it wherever it leads.
Read it in its place
13 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. 14 And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: 15 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. 16 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. 17 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;
Genesis 3 · King James Version
Every collection that stands on this verse
The feasts, the covenants, and the law
- The Covenant in Eden (Historical Christian reading)
The whole Bible
Questions people ask
What does Genesis 3:15 mean?
Genesis 3:15 is one of the verses The Living Bread returns to again and again, because it opens onto Christ from several directions at once. Read it in its passage above, then follow the collections below to see how it is read across Scripture, each honestly labeled for how directly it speaks of Jesus.
Where is Genesis 3:15 in the Bible?
Genesis 3:15 is found in the book and chapter named in the reference. You can read the whole chapter, in the King James Version, on The Living Bread.
How does Genesis 3:15 point to Jesus?
Follow the collections gathered on this page. Each one opens Genesis 3:15 from a different angle, and together they show how the verse, read in its place, leads to Christ, who said that all the Scriptures speak of Him.