Genesis 3:10

I was afraid, because I was naked He confesses his nakedness, which was evident; but makes no mention of his sin. This he wished rather to hide, feeling, indeed, the shameful effects of it, but not yet being truly penitent for it.

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¹⁰ And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.

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