Genesis 1:1-3
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Creation
1 In the beginning(A) God created the heavens and the earth.[a](B)
2 Now the earth was[b] formless and empty,(C) darkness covered the surface of the watery depths, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.(D) 3 Then God said, “Let there be light,”(E) and there was light.
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- Genesis 1:1 Or created the universe
- Genesis 1:2 Or When God began to create the sky and the earth, 2 the earth was
Exodus 3:2-6
Holman Christian Standard Bible
2 Then the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire within a bush.(A) As Moses looked, he saw that the bush was on fire but was not consumed. 3 So Moses thought: I must go over and look at this remarkable sight. Why isn’t the bush burning up?
4 When the Lord saw that he had gone over to look, God called out to him from the bush, “Moses, Moses!”
“Here I am,” he answered.
5 “Do not come closer,” He said. “Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”(B) 6 Then He continued, “I am the God of your father,[a] the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.”(C) Moses hid his face because he was afraid to look at God.
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- Exodus 3:6 Sam, some LXX mss read fathers; Ac 7:32
Genesis 1:27-30
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27 So God created man in His own image;
He created him in the image of God;
He created them male and female.(A)
28 God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth,(B) and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every creature that crawls[a] on the earth.” 29 God also said, “Look, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the surface of the entire earth and every tree whose fruit contains seed. This food will be for you,(C) 30 for all the wildlife of the earth, for every bird of the sky, and for every creature that crawls on the earth—everything having the breath of life in it. I have given every green plant for food.”(D) And it was so.
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- Genesis 1:28 Lit and all scurrying animals that scurry
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