Genesis 3:13
“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.”
KJV
Read in Genesis 3Meaning
The woman identifies deception as the context of her choice, yet she does not deny eating. Genesis presents both external temptation and human participation in the act.
Read carefully
Being deceived explains part of the event but does not turn the woman into the sole cause of human sin. The narrative has already held both humans within the act of disobedience.
Reflection
Manipulation and deception can be morally significant without erasing every form of agency. Wise accountability distinguishes influence from the actions a person actually took.