And the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was desirable to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, and she took from its fruit and she ate, and she gave even to her husband with her, and he ate. And both of their eyes were opened, and they knew that they were stripped, and they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves (Genesis 3:6–7).
Satan thoroughly deceived Eve, and she fell into a transgression (1 Timothy 2:14). Adam, on the other hand, was not. Therefore, he trespasses and sinned; thus, death came through him, not her (Romans 5:12).
When they ate, their eyes were opened, for they now possessed a conscience, and they were aware that they had been stripped. In Genesis 2:25, both Adam and Eve are described as being naked. In Genesis 3:7, a different form of this word is used, indicating one who is stripped. Although Adam and Eve had no clothing on (Genesis 2:25), they both had a covering of light (Genesis 1:27–”image” indicates a visible likeness, and God dwells in light). When they partook of the fruit from the forbidden tree, they were stripped of their garment of light, exposing their nakedness.
A transgression is a violation of law, whether intended or not (Romans 4:15). A trespass is in the mind when a determination is made to act in a lawless manner (Ephesians 2:1; James 1:15–conception is a trespass). Sin is the act of lawlessness (1 John 3:4).