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Genesis 1:1-5
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The Story of Creation

1 In the beginning God
created the heavens
    and the earth.[a]
2 The earth was barren,
    with no form of life;[b]
it was under a roaring ocean
    covered with darkness.
But the Spirit of God[c]
    was moving over the water.

The First Day

3 (A) God said, “I command light to shine!” And light started shining. 4 God looked at the light and saw that it was good. He separated light from darkness 5 and named the light “Day” and the darkness “Night.” Evening came, then morning—that was the first day.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. 1.1 the heavens and the earth: “The heavens and the earth” stood for the universe.
  2. 1.1,2 In … life: Or “When God began to create the heavens and the earth, the earth was barren with no form of life.”
  3. 1.2 the Spirit of God: Or “a mighty wind.”
  4. 1.5 the first day: A day was measured from evening to evening.
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Genesis 1:1-5
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The Beginning

1 In the beginning(A) God created(B) the heavens(C) and the earth.(D) 2 Now the earth was formless(E) and empty,(F) darkness was over the surface of the deep,(G) and the Spirit of God(H) was hovering(I) over the waters.

3 And God said,(J) “Let there be light,” and there was light.(K) 4 God saw that the light was good,(L) and he separated the light from the darkness.(M) 5 God called(N) the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.”(O) And there was evening, and there was morning(P)—the first day.

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