In its footnote to Genesis 2: 17, The Jerusalem Bible explains “the knowledge of good and evil ” as“ the power of deciding... what is good and what is evil and of acting accordingly, a claim to complete moral independence by which man refuses to recognise his status as a created being. ”
Jeruusalemma Piibel selgitab 1. Moosese 2: 17 allmärkuses, et „hea ja kurja tundmine ” on„ voli ise otsustada, mis on hea ja mis on kuri, ning vastavalt sellele ka tegutseda; täieliku moraalse sõltumatuse taotlus, misläbi inimene keeldub tunnistamast enda kui loodud olendi seisundit ”.