"An expression of sadness came over the face of Adam. He appeared astonished and alarmed. To the words of Eve he replied that this must be the foe against whom they had been warned; and by the divine sentence she must die. In answer she urged him to eat, repeating the words of the serpent, that they should not surely die. She reasoned that this must be true, for she felt no evidence of God's displeasure, but on the contrary realized a delicious, exhilarating influence, thrilling every faculty with new life, such, she imagined, as inspired the heavenly messengers. PP 56.1"
"And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:"
The EGW passage directly quotes the serpent's words from Genesis 3:4, "Ye shall not surely die," and places it within the narrative context of Eve's temptation. This is a clear and direct allusion.
"But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ."
Both passages relate to the deception of Eve by the serpent. The EGW passage recounts Eve's experience, while 2 Corinthians 11:3 warns of a similar deception that could corrupt minds. The connection lies in the shared theme of the serpent's deceit and its potential consequences.
"he would die with her. After all, he reasoned, might not the words of the wise serpent be true? Eve was before him, as beautiful and apparently as innocent as before this act of disobedience. She expressed greater love for him than before. No sign of death appeared in her, and he decided to brave the consequences. He seized the fruit and quickly ate. PP 56.2"
"And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat."
EGW expands on the Genesis account, providing a possible internal monologue for Adam. This is a thematic parallel, elaborating on the motivations behind Adam's actions as described in Genesis 3:6.