Genesis 1
New Living Translation
The Account of Creation
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.[a] 2 The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.
3 Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 And God saw that the light was good. Then he separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light “day” and the darkness “night.”
And evening passed and morning came, marking the first day.
6 Then God said, “Let there be a space between the waters, to separate the waters of the heavens from the waters of the earth.” 7 And that is what happened. God made this space to separate the waters of the earth from the waters of the heavens. 8 God called the space “sky.”
And evening passed and morning came, marking the second day.
9 Then God said, “Let the waters beneath the sky flow together into one place, so dry ground may appear.” And that is what happened. 10 God called the dry ground “land” and the waters “seas.” And God saw that it was good. 11 Then God said, “Let the land sprout with vegetation—every sort of seed-bearing plant, and trees that grow seed-bearing fruit. These seeds will then produce the kinds of plants and trees from which they came.” And that is what happened. 12 The land produced vegetation—all sorts of seed-bearing plants, and trees with seed-bearing fruit. Their seeds produced plants and trees of the same kind. And God saw that it was good.
13 And evening passed and morning came, marking the third day.
14 Then God said, “Let lights appear in the sky to separate the day from the night. Let them be signs to mark the seasons, days, and years. 15 Let these lights in the sky shine down on the earth.” And that is what happened. 16 God made two great lights—the larger one to govern the day, and the smaller one to govern the night. He also made the stars. 17 God set these lights in the sky to light the earth, 18 to govern the day and night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
19 And evening passed and morning came, marking the fourth day.
20 Then God said, “Let the waters swarm with fish and other life. Let the skies be filled with birds of every kind.” 21 So God created great sea creatures and every living thing that scurries and swarms in the water, and every sort of bird—each producing offspring of the same kind. And God saw that it was good. 22 Then God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply. Let the fish fill the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.”
23 And evening passed and morning came, marking the fifth day.
24 Then God said, “Let the earth produce every sort of animal, each producing offspring of the same kind—livestock, small animals that scurry along the ground, and wild animals.” And that is what happened. 25 God made all sorts of wild animals, livestock, and small animals, each able to produce offspring of the same kind. And God saw that it was good.
26 Then God said, “Let us make human beings[b] in our image, to be like us. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth,[c] and the small animals that scurry along the ground.”
27 So God created human beings[d] in his own image.
In the image of God he created them;
male and female he created them.
28 Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground.”
29 Then God said, “Look! I have given you every seed-bearing plant throughout the earth and all the fruit trees for your food. 30 And I have given every green plant as food for all the wild animals, the birds in the sky, and the small animals that scurry along the ground—everything that has life.” And that is what happened.
31 Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good!
And evening passed and morning came, marking the sixth day.
Genesis 1
Legacy Standard Bible
Creation
1 (A)In the beginning (B)God (C)created the heavens and the earth. 2 And the earth was [a](D)formless and void, and (E)darkness was over the [b]surface of the deep, and (F)the Spirit of God (G)was hovering over the [c]surface of the waters. 3 Then (H)God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. 4 And God saw that the light was (I)good; and God (J)separated the light from the darkness. 5 (K)And God called the light day, and the darkness He called night. And (L)there was evening and there was morning, one day.
6 Then God said, “Let there be [d]an (M)expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.” 7 So God made the [e]expanse and separated (N)the waters which were below the [f]expanse from the waters (O)which were above the [g]expanse; and it was so. 8 And God called the [h]expanse heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
9 Then God said, “(P)Let the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place, and let (Q)the dry land appear”; and it was so. 10 And God called the dry land earth, and the (R)gathering of the waters He called seas; and God saw that it was good. 11 Then God said, “Let the earth sprout [i](S)vegetation, [j]plants yielding seed, and fruit trees on the earth bearing fruit after [k]their kind [l]with seed in them”; and it was so. 12 And the earth brought forth [m]vegetation, [n]plants yielding seed after [o]their kind, and trees bearing fruit [p]with seed in them, after [q]their kind; and God saw that it was good. 13 And there was evening and there was morning, a third day.
14 Then God said, “Let there be [r](T)lights in the [s](U)expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be for (V)signs and for (W)seasons and for days and years; 15 and let them be for [t]lights in the [u]expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth”; and it was so. 16 So God made the two [v]great lights, the (X)greater [w]light [x]to rule the day, and the lesser [y]light [z]to rule the night, and also (Y)the stars. 17 (Z)And God placed them in the [aa]expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, 18 and [ab]to (AA)rule the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness; and God saw that it was good. 19 And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.
20 Then God said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth [ac]across the face of the [ad]expanse of the heavens.” 21 And God created (AB)the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind; and God saw that it was good. 22 Then God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.” 23 And there was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.
24 (AC)Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures after [ae]their kind: cattle and creeping things and beasts of the earth after [af]their kind”; and it was so. 25 God made the (AD)beasts of the earth after [ag]their kind, and the cattle after [ah]their kind, and every creeping thing of the ground after its kind; and God saw that it was good.
26 Then God said, “Let (AE)Us make (AF)man in Our image, according to Our likeness, so that they will have (AG)dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the [ai]sky and over the cattle and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” 27 And God created man (AH)in His own image, in the image of God He created him; (AI)male and female He created them. 28 God blessed them, and God said to them, “(AJ)Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the [aj]sky and over every living thing that creeps on the earth.” 29 Then God said, “Behold, (AK)I have given to you every plant yielding seed that is on the [ak]surface of all the earth, and every tree [al]which has the fruit of the tree yielding seed; it shall be food for you; 30 and (AL)to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the [am]sky and to every thing that creeps on the earth [an]which has life, I have given every green plant for food”; and it was so. 31 And God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very (AM)good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
Footnotes
- Genesis 1:2 Or a waste and emptiness
- Genesis 1:2 Lit face
- Genesis 1:2 Lit face
- Genesis 1:6 Or a firmament
- Genesis 1:7 Or firmament
- Genesis 1:7 Or firmament
- Genesis 1:7 Or firmament
- Genesis 1:8 Or firmament
- Genesis 1:11 Or grass
- Genesis 1:11 Or herbs
- Genesis 1:11 Lit its
- Genesis 1:11 Lit in which is its seed
- Genesis 1:12 Or grass
- Genesis 1:12 Or herbs
- Genesis 1:12 Lit its
- Genesis 1:12 Lit in which is its seed
- Genesis 1:12 Lit its
- Genesis 1:14 Or luminaries, light-bearers
- Genesis 1:14 Or firmament
- Genesis 1:15 Or luminaries, light-bearers
- Genesis 1:15 Or firmament
- Genesis 1:16 Or luminaries, light-bearers
- Genesis 1:16 Or luminary, light-bearer
- Genesis 1:16 Lit for the dominion of
- Genesis 1:16 Or luminary, light-bearer
- Genesis 1:16 Lit for the dominion of
- Genesis 1:17 Or firmament
- Genesis 1:18 Lit for the dominion of
- Genesis 1:20 Lit on
- Genesis 1:20 Or firmament
- Genesis 1:24 Lit its
- Genesis 1:24 Lit its
- Genesis 1:25 Lit its
- Genesis 1:25 Lit its
- Genesis 1:26 Lit heavens
- Genesis 1:28 Lit heavens
- Genesis 1:29 Lit face of
- Genesis 1:29 Lit in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed
- Genesis 1:30 Lit heavens
- Genesis 1:30 Lit in which is a living soul
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