Genesis 3:5
“For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.”
KJV
Read in Genesis 3Meaning
The promise is not merely about information. It suggests that crossing God's boundary will improve the humans' status and give them a kind of moral knowledge associated with God.
Read carefully
The phrase 'knowing good and evil' has several proposed nuances, including moral discernment and autonomous judgment. The verse should not be reduced to one modern technical definition without argument.
Reflection
The temptation becomes powerful when a boundary is recast as evidence that something good is being withheld. Desire changes when God's motive is interpreted through suspicion.