Genesis 1

The Creation

1 In the beginning God created heaven and earth.2 The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep water. The Spirit of God was hovering over the water.3 Then God said, “Let there be light!” So there was light.4 God saw the light was good. So God separated the light from the darkness.

5 God named the light day , and the darkness he named night . There was evening, then morning—the first day.
6 Then God said, “Let there be a horizon in the middle of the water in order to separate the water.”7 So God made the horizon and separated the water above and below the horizon. And so it was.

8 God named what was above the horizon sky . There was evening, then morning—a second day.
9 Then God said, “Let the water under the sky come together in one area, and let the dry land appear.” And so it was.10 God named the dry land earth . The water which came together he named sea . God saw that it was good.11 Then God said, “Let the earth produce vegetation: plants bearing seeds, each according to its own type, and fruit trees bearing fruit with seeds, each according to its own type.” And so it was.12 The earth produced vegetation: plants bearing seeds, each according to its own type, and trees bearing fruit with seeds, each according to its own type. God saw that they were good.

13 There was evening, then morning—a third day.
14 Then God said, “Let there be lights in the sky to separate the day from the night. They will be signs and will mark religious festivals, days, and years.15 They will be lights in the sky to shine on the earth.” And so it was.16 God made the two bright lights: the larger light to rule the day and the smaller light to rule the night. He also made the stars.17 God put them in the sky to give light to the earth,18 to dominate the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good.

19 There was evening, then morning—a fourth day.
20 Then God said, “Let the water swarm with swimming creatures, and let birds fly through the sky over the earth.”21 So God created the large sea creatures, every type of creature that swims around in the water and every type of flying bird. God saw that they were good.22 God blessed them and said, “Be fertile, increase in number, fill the sea, and let there be many birds on the earth.”

23 There was evening, then morning—a fifth day.
24 Then God said, “Let the earth produce every type of living creature: every type of domestic animal, crawling animal, and wild animal.” And so it was.

25 God made every type of wild animal, every type of domestic animal, and every type of creature that crawls on the ground. God saw that they were good.
26 Then God said, “Let us make humans in our image, in our likeness. Let them rule the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the domestic animals all over the earth, and all the animals that crawl on the earth.”27 So God created humans in his image.In the image of God he created them.He created them male and female.28 God blessed them and said, “Be fertile, increase in number, fill the earth, and be its master. Rule the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that crawl on the earth.”29 God said, “I have given you every plant with seeds on the face of the earth and every tree that has fruit with seeds. This will be your food.

30 I have given all green plants as food to every land animal, every bird in the sky, and every animal that crawls on the earth—every living, breathing animal.” And so it was.
31 And God saw everything that he had made and that it was very good. There was evening, then morning—the sixth day.

Genesis 1

The Creation of the World

1 In the beginning ts Gods createdt the heavens and the earth.t
2 Nowt the eartht was without shape and empty,t and darknesss was over the surface of the watery deep,ts but the Spirit of Godt was movingt over the surfacet of the water.s3 God said,ts “Let there bet light.”s And there was light!4 God sawt that the light was good,t so God separatedts the light from the darkness.

5 God calledts the light “day” and the darknesst “night.” There was evening, and there was morning, marking the first day.ts
6 God said, “Let there be an expansets in the midst of the waters and let it separate watert from water.7 So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it.t It was so.t

8 God called the expanse “sky.”t There was evening, and there was morning, a second day.
9 God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one places and let dry ground appear.”t It was so.

10 God called the dry ground “land”t and the gathered waters he called “seas.” God saw that it was good.
11 God said, “Let the land produce vegetation:ts plants yielding seeds according to their kinds,s andt trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds.” It was so.12 The land produced vegetation – plants yielding seeds according to their kinds, and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. God saw that it was good.

13 There was evening, and there was morning, a third day.
14 God said, “Let there be lightss in the expanset of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them be signsts to indicate seasons and days and years,15 and let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth.” It was so.16 God made two great lightss – the greater light to rule over the day and the lesser light to rule over the night. He made the stars also.t17 God placed the lightst in the expanse of the sky to shine on the earth,18 to preside over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness.s God saw that it was good.

19 There was evening, and there was morning, a fourth day.
20 God said, “Let the water swarm with swarmst of living creatures and let birds flyt above the earth across the expanse of the sky.”21 God created the great sea creaturest and every living and moving thing with which the water swarmed, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. God saw that it was good.22 God blessed themt and said, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.”s

23 There was evening, and there was morning, a fifth day.
24 God said, “Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: cattle, creeping things, and wild animals, each according to its kind.”t It was so.

25 God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the cattle according to their kinds, and all the creatures that creep along the ground according to their kinds. God saw that it was good.

26 Then God said, “Let us makes humankindt in our image, after our likeness,ts so they may rulet over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the cattle, and over all the earth,s and over all the creatures that movet on the earth.”

27 God created humankindt in his own image,
in the image of God he created them,t
male and female he created them.s
28 God blessedt them and saidt to them, “Be fruitful and multiply! Fill the earth and subdue it!t Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that moves on the ground.”s29 Then God said, “I nowt give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the entire earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.s

30 And to all the animals of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to all the creatures that move on the ground – everything that has the breath of life in it – I givet every green plant for food.” It was so.

31 God saw all that he had made – and it was very good!t There was evening, and there was morning, the sixth day.