Genesis 1:1

The Creation of the World

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

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Genesis 1:1 In-Context

1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
2 The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.
3 And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.
4 And God saw that the light was good. And God 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 1

  • 1. Job 38:4-7; Psalms 33:6; Psalms 136:5; Isaiah 42:5; Isaiah 45:18; John 1:1-3; Acts 14:15; Acts 17:24; Colossians 1:16, 17; Hebrews 1:10; Hebrews 11:3; Revelation 4:11
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