Genesis 1:26-28

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²⁶Then God said, “Let us^(A) make mankind^(B) in our image,^(C) in our likeness,^(D) so that they may rule^(E) over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky,^(F) over the livestock and all the wild animals,^[a] and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”

²⁷So God created^(G) mankind^(H) in his own image,^(I)
in the image of God^(J) he created them;
male and female^(K) he created them.^(L)

²⁸God blessed them and said to them,^(M) “Be fruitful and increase in number;^(N) fill the earth^(O) and subdue it. Rule over^(P) the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.^(Q)”

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Footnotes

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

Genesis 2:18

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

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Genesis 2:18 in all English translations

Genesis 2:24

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²⁴That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united^(A) to his wife, and they become one flesh.^(B)

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Genesis 2:24 in all English translations

2 Timothy 2:2-5

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²And the things you have heard me say^(A) in the presence of many witnesses^(B) entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others. ³Join with me in suffering,^(C) like a good soldier^(D) of Christ Jesus. ⁴No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in civilian affairs, but rather tries to please his commanding officer. ⁵Similarly, anyone who competes as an athlete does not receive the victor’s crown^(E) except by competing according to the rules.