early informed of the snake's agenda and tone. The snake is presented as a tempter and perpetrator.
However, regardless of translation differences between the KJV and NKJV, the serpent informs Eve of eating the fruit in Genesis 3:4: "then your eyes will be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil." The lack of tone relieves suggestion of the snake's evil character. Being both cunning and subtile offers different interpretations th
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