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 1:3-5
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.
Genesis 1:3-5
King James Version
3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
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