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Genesis 1:3-5
New American Standard Bible
Genesis 1:3-5
New American Standard Bible
3 Then (A)God said, “[a]Let there be light”; and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was (B)good; and God (C)separated the light from the darkness. 5 (D)God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And (E)there was evening and there was morning, one day.
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- Genesis 1:3 I.e., a command, not a request; and so throughout the ch
Genesis 1:3-5
The Message
Genesis 1:3-5
The Message
3-5 God spoke: “Light!”
And light appeared.
God saw that light was good
and separated light from dark.
God named the light Day,
he named the dark Night.
It was evening, it was morning—
Day One.
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