The Creation of the World

1 In the ^(A)beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

³ And one called to another and said:

⁴ “Hear, O Israel: ^(A)The Lord our God, the Lord is one.^[a]

¹⁶ And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, ^(A)the heavens were opened to him,^[a] and he ^(B)saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; ¹⁷ and behold, ^(C)a voice from heaven said, ^(D)“This is my beloved Son,^[b] with whom I am well pleased.”

⁵ And ^(A)he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I ^(B)am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for ^(C)these words are trustworthy and true.”