Genesis 1:11-31

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¹¹Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation:^(A) seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.^(B)” And it was so.^(C) ¹²The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds^(D) and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.^(E) ¹³And there was evening, and there was morning^(F)—the third day.

¹⁴And God said, “Let there be lights^(G) in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night,^(H) and let them serve as signs^(I) to mark sacred times,^(J) and days and years,^(K) ¹⁵and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth.” And it was so.^(L) ¹⁶God made two great lights—the greater light^(M) to govern^(N) the day and the lesser light to govern^(O) the night.^(P) He also made the stars.^(Q) ¹⁷God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth, ¹⁸to govern the day and the night,^(R) and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.^(S) ¹⁹And there was evening, and there was morning^(T)—the fourth day.

²⁰And God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures,^(U) and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.”^(V) ²¹So God created^(W) the great creatures of the sea^(X) and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it,^(Y) according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind.^(Z) And God saw that it was good.^(AA) ²²God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth.”^(AB) ²³And there was evening, and there was morning^(AC)—the fifth day.

²⁴And God said, “Let the land produce living creatures^(AD) according to their kinds:^(AE) the livestock, the creatures that move along the ground, and the wild animals, each according to its kind.” And it was so.^(AF) ²⁵God made the wild animals^(AG) according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds.^(AH) And God saw that it was good.^(AI)

²⁶Then God said, “Let us^(AJ) make mankind^(AK) in our image,^(AL) in our likeness,^(AM) so that they may rule^(AN) over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky,^(AO) over the livestock and all the wild animals,^[a] and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”

²⁷So God created^(AP) mankind^(AQ) in his own image,^(AR)
in the image of God^(AS) he created them;
male and female^(AT) he created them.^(AU)

²⁸God blessed them and said to them,^(AV) “Be fruitful and increase in number;^(AW) fill the earth^(AX) and subdue it. Rule over^(AY) the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.^(AZ)”

²⁹Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.^(BA) ³⁰And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life^(BB) in it—I give every green plant for food.^(BC)” And it was so.

³¹God saw all that he had made,^(BD) and it was very good.^(BE) And there was evening, and there was morning^(BF)—the sixth day.

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Genesis 1:26 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text (see Syriac); Masoretic Text the earth

Genesis 2:15-22

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¹⁵The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden^(A) to work it and take care of it. ¹⁶And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden;^(B) ¹⁷but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil,^(C) for when you eat from it you will certainly die.”^(D)

¹⁸The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”^(E)

¹⁹Now the Lord God had formed out of the ground all the wild animals^(F) and all the birds in the sky.^(G) He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called^(H) each living creature,^(I) that was its name. ²⁰So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds in the sky and all the wild animals.

But for Adam^[a] no suitable helper^(J) was found. ²¹So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep;^(K) and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs^[b] and then closed up the place with flesh. ²²Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib^[c]^(L) he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.

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Genesis 2:20 Or the man
Genesis 2:21 Or took part of the man’s side
Genesis 2:22 Or part

Romans 8:18-30

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Present Suffering and Future Glory

¹⁸I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.^(A) ¹⁹For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God^(B) to be revealed. ²⁰For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it,^(C) in hope ²¹that^[a] the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay^(D) and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God.^(E)

²²We know that the whole creation has been groaning^(F) as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. ²³Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit,^(G) groan^(H) inwardly as we wait eagerly^(I) for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies.^(J) ²⁴For in this hope we were saved.^(K) But hope that is seen is no hope at all.^(L) Who hopes for what they already have? ²⁵But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.^(M)

²⁶In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit^(N) himself intercedes for us^(O) through wordless groans. ²⁷And he who searches our hearts^(P) knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes^(Q) for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.

²⁸And we know that in all things God works for the good^(R) of those who love him, who^[b] have been called^(S) according to his purpose.^(T) ²⁹For those God foreknew^(U) he also predestined^(V) to be conformed to the image of his Son,^(W) that he might be the firstborn^(X) among many brothers and sisters. ³⁰And those he predestined,^(Y) he also called;^(Z) those he called, he also justified;^(AA) those he justified, he also glorified.^(AB)

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Romans 8:21 Or subjected it in hope. ²¹For
Romans 8:28 Or that all things work together for good to those who love God, who; or that in all things God works together with those who love him to bring about what is good—with those who

Revelation 21:1-7

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A New Heaven and a New Earth

21 Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,”^[a]^(A) for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away,^(B) and there was no longer any sea. ²I saw the Holy City,^(C) the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,^(D) prepared as a bride^(E) beautifully dressed for her husband. ³And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them.^(F) They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.^(G) ⁴‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes.^(H) There will be no more death’^[b]^(I) or mourning or crying or pain,^(J) for the old order of things has passed away.”^(K)

⁵He who was seated on the throne^(L) said, “I am making everything new!”^(M) Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”^(N)

⁶He said to me: “It is done.^(O) I am the Alpha and the Omega,^(P) the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without cost^(Q) from the spring of the water of life.^(R) ⁷Those who are victorious^(S) will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they will be my children.^(T)