Genesis 1:1-2:4a
Genesis 1:1-2:4a
1 "In the beginning, when God created the universe, 2 the earth was
formless and desolate. The raging ocean that covered everything was
engulfed in total darkness, and the Spirit of God was moving over the
water. 3 Then God commanded, "Let there be light"—and light appeared.
4 God was pleased with what he saw. Then he separated the light from
the darkness, 5 and he named the light "Day" and the darkness "Night."
Evening passed and morning came—that was the first day. 6-7 Then God
commanded, "Let there be a dome to divide the water and to keep it in
two separate places"—and it was done. So God made a dome, and it
separated the water under it from the water above it. 8 He named the
dome "Sky." Evening passed and morning came—that was the second day. 9
Then God commanded, "Let the water below the sky come together in one
place, so that the land will appear"—and it was done. 10 He named the
land "Earth," and the water which had come together he named "Sea."
And God was pleased with what he saw. 11 Then he commanded, "Let the
earth produce all kinds of plants, those that bear grain and those
that bear fruit"—and it was done. 12 So the earth produced all kinds
of plants, and God was pleased with what he saw. 13 Evening passed and
morning came—that was the third day. 14 Then God commanded, "Let
lights appear in the sky to separate day from night and to show the
time when days, years, and religious festivals begin; 15 they will
shine in the sky to give light to the earth "—and it was done. 16 So
God made the two larger lights, the sun to rule over the day and the
moon to rule over the night; he also made the stars. 17 He placed the
lights in the sky to shine on the earth, 18 to rule over the day and
the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God was pleased
with what he saw. 19 Evening passed and morning came—that was the
fourth day. 20 Then God commanded, "Let the water be filled with many
kinds of living beings, and let the air be filled with birds." 21 So
God created the great sea monsters, all kinds of creatures that live
in the water, and all kinds of birds. And God was pleased with what he
saw. 22 He blessed them all and told the creatures that live in the
water to reproduce and to fill the sea, and he told the birds to
increase in number. 23 Evening passed and morning came—that was the
fifth day. 24 Then God commanded, "Let the earth produce all kinds of
animal life: domestic and wild, large and small"—and it was done. 25
So God made them all, and he was pleased with what he saw. 26 Then God
said, "And now we will make human beings; they will be like us and
resemble us. They will have power over the fish, the birds, and all
animals, domestic and wild, large and small. " 27 So God created human
beings, making them to be like himself. He created them male and
female, 28 blessed them, and said, "Have many children, so that your
descendants will live all over the earth and bring it under their
control. I am putting you in charge of the fish, the birds, and all
the wild animals. 29 I have provided all kinds of grain and all kinds
of fruit for you to eat; 30 but for all the wild animals and for all
the birds I have provided grass and leafy plants for food "—and it was
done. 31 God looked at everything he had made, and he was very
pleased. Evening passed and morning came—that was the sixth day. 1 And
so the whole universe was completed. 2 By the seventh day God finished
what he had been doing and stopped working. 3 He blessed the seventh
day and set it apart as a special day, because by that day he had
completed his creation and stopped working. 4 And that is how the
universe was created."
God bless you.
1 "In the beginning, when God created the universe, 2 the earth was
formless and desolate. The raging ocean that covered everything was
engulfed in total darkness, and the Spirit of God was moving over the
water. 3 Then God commanded, "Let there be light"—and light appeared.
4 God was pleased with what he saw. Then he separated the light from
the darkness, 5 and he named the light "Day" and the darkness "Night."
Evening passed and morning came—that was the first day. 6-7 Then God
commanded, "Let there be a dome to divide the water and to keep it in
two separate places"—and it was done. So God made a dome, and it
separated the water under it from the water above it. 8 He named the
dome "Sky." Evening passed and morning came—that was the second day. 9
Then God commanded, "Let the water below the sky come together in one
place, so that the land will appear"—and it was done. 10 He named the
land "Earth," and the water which had come together he named "Sea."
And God was pleased with what he saw. 11 Then he commanded, "Let the
earth produce all kinds of plants, those that bear grain and those
that bear fruit"—and it was done. 12 So the earth produced all kinds
of plants, and God was pleased with what he saw. 13 Evening passed and
morning came—that was the third day. 14 Then God commanded, "Let
lights appear in the sky to separate day from night and to show the
time when days, years, and religious festivals begin; 15 they will
shine in the sky to give light to the earth "—and it was done. 16 So
God made the two larger lights, the sun to rule over the day and the
moon to rule over the night; he also made the stars. 17 He placed the
lights in the sky to shine on the earth, 18 to rule over the day and
the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God was pleased
with what he saw. 19 Evening passed and morning came—that was the
fourth day. 20 Then God commanded, "Let the water be filled with many
kinds of living beings, and let the air be filled with birds." 21 So
God created the great sea monsters, all kinds of creatures that live
in the water, and all kinds of birds. And God was pleased with what he
saw. 22 He blessed them all and told the creatures that live in the
water to reproduce and to fill the sea, and he told the birds to
increase in number. 23 Evening passed and morning came—that was the
fifth day. 24 Then God commanded, "Let the earth produce all kinds of
animal life: domestic and wild, large and small"—and it was done. 25
So God made them all, and he was pleased with what he saw. 26 Then God
said, "And now we will make human beings; they will be like us and
resemble us. They will have power over the fish, the birds, and all
animals, domestic and wild, large and small. " 27 So God created human
beings, making them to be like himself. He created them male and
female, 28 blessed them, and said, "Have many children, so that your
descendants will live all over the earth and bring it under their
control. I am putting you in charge of the fish, the birds, and all
the wild animals. 29 I have provided all kinds of grain and all kinds
of fruit for you to eat; 30 but for all the wild animals and for all
the birds I have provided grass and leafy plants for food "—and it was
done. 31 God looked at everything he had made, and he was very
pleased. Evening passed and morning came—that was the sixth day. 1 And
so the whole universe was completed. 2 By the seventh day God finished
what he had been doing and stopped working. 3 He blessed the seventh
day and set it apart as a special day, because by that day he had
completed his creation and stopped working. 4 And that is how the
universe was created."
God bless you.
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