exegetical · Gen 2:1–25 · ✓ Approved

Genesis 2 in the New Testament (Hebrews 4:4; 1 Corinthians 15:45; Matthew 19:5; Ephesians 5:31; 1 Corinthians 11:8–9; 1 Timothy 2:13)

Says Hebrews 4:4 quotes the seventh-day rest: “And on the seventh day God rested from all His works.” Its Greek agrees in form with Swete 2:2b, except that Hebrews adds ὁ θεὸς ἐν. It quotes the seventh-day clause, not the finishing clause where the Greek has sixth. That is form agreement, not a claim about which text was used.

Says 1 Corinthians 15:45 takes up “a living being,” with πρῶτος and Ἀδάμ added: “The first man Adam became a living being”; “the last Adam a life-giving spirit.” Matthew 19:5 agrees in form with Swete 2:24 in “the two will become one flesh”. At Matthew 19:4, SBLGNT has κτίσας; the Robinson–Pierpont text has ποιήσας. At 19:5 that text has Ἕνεκεν and προσκολληθήσεται, which match Swete. Mark 10:7–8 and 1 Corinthians 6:16 have the same words. Ephesians 5:31 quotes the same verse and applies it to Christ and the church (5:32). See the Greek note.

Says 1 Corinthians 11:8–9 and 1 Timothy 2:13 state the order of forming as those texts argue it. No lean is taken on their application. Romans 5:12 and 6:23 bear on 2:17; see the Romans notes. Luke 3:38 names Adam in a genealogy. Revelation 2:7 and 22:2 return to the tree of life.

Uncertain John 20:22 uses ἐνεφύσησεν, the Greek verb of 2:7; whether that is a deliberate echo is not settled. How far 2:24 by itself governs later questions is not settled here.

Claims

SaysHebrews 4:4 quotes the seventh-day rest and agrees in form with Swete 2:2b, except that Hebrews adds ὁ θεὸς ἐν; it quotes the seventh-day clause, not the finishing clause where the Greek has “sixth.” That is form agreement, not a claim about which text was used.
Says1 Corinthians 15:45 takes up “a living being,” with πρῶτος and Ἀδάμ added. Matthew 19:5 agrees in form with Swete 2:24 in “the two will become one flesh”. At Matthew 19:4, SBLGNT has κτίσας; the Robinson–Pierpont text has ποιήσας. Mark 10:7–8 and 1 Corinthians 6:16 have the same words. Ephesians 5:31 quotes the same verse and applies it to Christ and the church (5:32).
Says1 Corinthians 11:8–9 and 1 Timothy 2:13 state the order of forming as those texts argue it. No lean is taken on their application. Romans 5:12 and 6:23 bear on 2:17; see the Romans notes. Luke 3:38 names Adam in a genealogy. Revelation 2:7 and 22:2 return to the tree of life.
UncertainJohn 20:22 uses ἐνεφύσησεν, the Greek verb of 2:7; whether that is a deliberate echo is not settled. How far 2:24 by itself governs later questions is not settled here.

Citations

BSB public domain Gen 2:1–25
LXX (Swete) CC BY-SA 4.0 Gen 2:1–24 and Swete 3:1 (ENG 2:25), vol. 1, pp. 3–4 (oldtestamentingr01swetuoft, viewer leaves n34–n35); read on the page images
SBLGNT CC BY 4.0 Heb 4:4; 1 Cor 15:45; Matt 19:4–6; Mark 10:6–9; Eph 5:31; 1 Cor 11:8–9; 1 Tim 2:13; SBLGNT apparatus at Matt 19:4–5, Mark 10:6–7, and Eph 5:31
RP2018 Unlicense Matt 19:4–5, Mark 10:6–7, and Eph 5:31 (RP2018 text)

Sources Bible Scholarship & Tool CC BY 4.0 BSB public domain OSHB CC BY 4.0 LXX (Swete) CC BY-SA 4.0 SBLGNT CC BY 4.0 RP2018 Unlicense

Quotations from LXX (Swete) are used under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Credits

2026-11-10

Open in Reader All notes on this passage