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    Genesis · 31 verses

    Genesis 1

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    Vegetation arrives on the third day, before the lights of the sky appear on the fourth; then the stars are added with a wonderfully brisk “as well.”

    Light before the lampsvv. 1–8

    At first there are heavens and earth, darkness over the deep, and the Spirit of God hovering over the waters. God calls light into being, separates it from darkness, and names the two day and night. Only afterwards does the expanse appear, separating waters from waters and receiving the name sky.

    Green things, then heavenly lightsvv. 9–19

    The waters gather, dry land appears, and the earth brings forth seed-bearing plants and fruit trees. The chapter cheerfully lets all this greenery get on with its business before introducing the lights in the sky to mark seasons, days, and years. Two great lights receive the principal offices, and the stars come along as well.

    Living creatures, and man in the image of Godvv. 20–31

    The waters teem, birds fly, and the earth produces livestock, land crawlers, and beasts according to their kinds. Then God makes man in His own image, male and female, and gives them rule over the other living creatures. Plants are given for food to them, and green plants to beasts, birds, and every creature with the breath of life. At the end, all that has been made is not merely good but very good.

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    1. Gen 1:1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

    2. Gen 1:2Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

    3. Gen 1:3And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

    4. Gen 1:4And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness.

    5. Gen 1:5God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

    6. Gen 1:6And God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters.”

    7. Gen 1:7So God made the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above. And it was so.

    8. Gen 1:8God called the expanse “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.

    9. Gen 1:9And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so.

    10. Gen 1:10God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.

    11. Gen 1:11Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each bearing fruit with seed according to its kind.” And it was so.

    12. Gen 1:12The earth produced vegetation: seed-bearing plants according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.

    13. Gen 1:13And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.

    14. Gen 1:14And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years.

    15. Gen 1:15And let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth.” And it was so.

    16. Gen 1:16God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well.

    17. Gen 1:17God set these lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth,

    18. Gen 1:18to preside over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

    19. Gen 1:19And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.

    20. Gen 1:20And God said, “Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.”

    21. Gen 1:21So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed according to their kinds, and every winged bird after its kind. And God saw that it was good.

    22. Gen 1:22Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters of the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”

    23. Gen 1:23And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.

    24. Gen 1:24And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, land crawlers, and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so.

    25. Gen 1:25God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that crawls upon the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

    26. Gen 1:26Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.”

    27. Gen 1:27So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

    28. Gen 1:28God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.”

    29. Gen 1:29Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food.

    30. Gen 1:30And to every beast of the earth and every bird of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth—everything that has the breath of life in it—I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.

    31. Gen 1:31And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.

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    Where this is echoed

    Readers' own connections, from OpenBible's crowd-voted cross-references — agreement about relevance, and not scholarly confidence. 397 passages were voted onto 26 verses of this chapter; the 16 shown lead on votes, and each is listed at the verse it was voted onto most strongly.

    • 1John 1:1–3In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
    • 1Hebrews 11:3By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
    • 1Isaiah 45:18For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens—He is God; He formed the earth and fashioned it; He established it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited: “I am the LORD, and there is no other.
    • 1Revelation 4:11“Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and were created.”
    • 1Colossians 1:16–17For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.
    • 1Exodus 20:11For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.
    • 1Job 38:4Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.
    • 1Acts 17:24The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands.
    • 12 Peter 3:5But they deliberately overlook the fact that long ago by God’s word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water,
    • 2Jeremiah 4:23I looked at the earth, and it was formless and void; I looked to the heavens, and they had no light.
    • 27Matthew 19:4Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’
    • 1Proverbs 3:19The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.
    • 26Colossians 3:10and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
    • 32 Corinthians 4:6For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
    • 26Ephesians 4:24and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
    • 2Psalms 104:30When You send Your Spirit, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth.

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