Genesis 3:17-19
“In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.”
King James Version
Human mortality and labor as consequences of sin, overcome in Christ's resurrection and the coming new creation.
Fulfillment References
Romans 8:19-23 1 Corinthians 15:42-44
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
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