Charles Spurgeon Commentary Genesis 3:10-11

"And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?" — Genesis 3:10-11 (ASV)

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

Note the calm majesty of every word. Here is no human passion, but divine dignity: "And he said," –