The Sin Is Pandemic

^[1] This is the written account of Adam’s line. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God. ^[2] He created them male and female and blessed them. And when they were created, he called them “man.” ^[3] When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth. ^[4] After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters. ^[5] Altogether, Adam lived 930 years, and then he died. ^[6] When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father of Enosh. ^[7] And after he became the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters. ^[8] Altogether, Seth lived 912 years, and then he died. ^[9] When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan. ^[10] And after he became the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters. ^[11] Altogether, Enosh lived 905 years, and then he died. ^[12] When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel. ^[13] And after he became the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters. ^[14] Altogether, Kenan lived 910 years, and then he died. ^[15] When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared. ^[16] And after he became the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters. ^[17] Altogether, Mahalalel lived 895 years, and then he died. ^[18] When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch. ^[19] And after he became the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters. ^[20] Altogether, Jared lived 962 years, and then he died. ^[21] When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah. ^[22] And after he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters. ^[23] Altogether, Enoch lived 365 years. ^[24] Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him away. ^[25] When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech. ^[26] And after he became the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters. ^[27] Altogether, Methuselah lived 969 years, and then he died. ^[28] When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son. ^[29] He named him Noah and said, “He will comfort us in the labor and painful toil of our hands caused by the ground the LORD has cursed.” ^[30] After Noah was born, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters. ^[31] Altogether, Lamech lived 777 years, and then he died. ^[32] After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth. ^[1] When men began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them, ^[2] the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose. ^[3] Then the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days will be a hundred and twenty years.” ^[4] The Nephilim were on the earth in those days-and also afterward-when the sons of God went to the daughters of men and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown. ^[5] The LORD saw how great man’s wickedness on the earth had become, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time. ^[6] The LORD was grieved that he had made man on the earth, and his heart was filled with pain. ^[7] So the LORD said, “I will wipe mankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth-men and animals, and creatures that move along the ground, and birds of the air-for I am grieved that I have made them.” ^[8] But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD. Scripture taken from the Holy Bible, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 International Bible Society. All rights reserved throughout the world. Used by permission of International Bible Society.