Genesis 1:1

The Beginning

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

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Genesis 1:1 in Other Translations

KJV
1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
ESV
1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
NLT
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
MSG
1 First this: God created the Heavens and Earth - all you see, all you don't see.
CSB
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Genesis 1:1 In-Context

1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
4 God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.
5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

Cross References 4

  • 1. Psalms 102:25; Proverbs 8:23; Isaiah 40:21; Isaiah 41:4,26; John 1:1-2
  • 2. ver 21,27; Genesis 2:3
  • 3. ver 6; Nehemiah 9:6; Job 9:8; Job 37:18; Psalms 96:5; Psalms 104:2; Psalms 115:15; Psalms 121:2; Psalms 136:5; Isaiah 40:22; Isaiah 42:5; Isaiah 51:13; Jeremiah 10:12; Jeremiah 51:15
  • 4. Genesis 14:19; 2 Kings 19:15; Nehemiah 9:6; Job 38:4; Psalms 90:2; Psalms 136:6; Psalms 146:6; Isaiah 37:16; Isaiah 40:28; Isaiah 42:5; Isaiah 44:24; Isaiah 45:12,18; Jeremiah 27:5; Jeremiah 32:17; Acts 14:15; Acts 17:24; Ephesians 3:9; Colossians 1:16; Hebrews 3:4; Hebrews 11:3; Revelation 4:11; Revelation 10:6
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