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Genesis 1:2
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

2 the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God[a] swept over the face of the waters.

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  1. Genesis 1:2 Or while the spirit of God or while a mighty wind
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Genesis 1:2
Contemporary English Version

2 The earth was barren,
    with no form of life;[a]
it was under a roaring ocean
    covered with darkness.
But the Spirit of God[b]
    was moving over the water.

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  1. 1.1,2 In … life: Or “When God began to create the heavens and the earth, the earth was barren with no form of life.”
  2. 1.2 the Spirit of God: Or “a mighty wind.”
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Genesis 1:2
Authorized (King James) Version

2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

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