Genesis 1:1
New Living Translation
The Account of Creation
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.[a]
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- 1:1 Or In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, . . . Or When God began to create the heavens and the earth, . . .
Genesis 1:26
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26 Then God said, “Let us make human beings[a] in our image, to be like us. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth,[b] and the small animals that scurry along the ground.”
Genesis 1:27
New Living Translation
27 So God created human beings[a] in his own image.
In the image of God he created them;
male and female he created them.
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- 1:27 Or the man; Hebrew reads ha-adam.
Genesis 3:22
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22 Then the Lord God said, “Look, the human beings[a] have become like us, knowing both good and evil. What if they reach out, take fruit from the tree of life, and eat it? Then they will live forever!”
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- 3:22 Or the man; Hebrew reads ha-adam.
Psalm 90:2
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2 Before the mountains were born,
before you gave birth to the earth and the world,
from beginning to end, you are God.
Matthew 3:16-17
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16 After his baptism, as Jesus came up out of the water, the heavens were opened[a] and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and settling on him. 17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy.”
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- 3:16 Some manuscripts read opened to him.
Matthew 28:19
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19 Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations,[a] baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
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- 28:19 Or all peoples.
1 Peter 1:2
New Living Translation
2 God the Father knew you and chose you long ago, and his Spirit has made you holy. As a result, you have obeyed him and have been cleansed by the blood of Jesus Christ.
May God give you more and more grace and peace.
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2 Corinthians 13:14
New Living Translation
14 [a]May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
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- 13:14 Some English translations include verse 13 as part of verse 12, and then verse 14 becomes verse 13.
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