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The Lord merely spoke,
    and the heavens were created.
He breathed the word,
    and all the stars were born.

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By the word(A) of the Lord the heavens were made,(B)
    their starry host(C) by the breath of his mouth.

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By faith we understand that the entire universe was formed at God’s command, that what we now see did not come from anything that can be seen.

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By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command,(A) so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.

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Prologue: Christ, the Eternal Word

In the beginning the Word already existed.
    The Word was with God,
    and the Word was God.
He existed in the beginning with God.
God created everything through him,
    and nothing was created except through him.

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The Word Became Flesh

In the beginning was the Word,(A) and the Word was with God,(B) and the Word was God.(C) He was with God in the beginning.(D) Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.(E)

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They deliberately forget that God made the heavens long ago by the word of his command, and he brought the earth out from the water and surrounded it with water.

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But they deliberately forget that long ago by God’s word(A) the heavens came into being and the earth was formed out of water and by water.(B)

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For the Spirit of God has made me,
    and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

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The Spirit(A) of God has made me;(B)
    the breath of the Almighty(C) gives me life.(D)

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For when he spoke, the world began!
    It appeared at his command.

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For he spoke, and it came to be;
    he commanded,(A) and it stood firm.

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So the creation of the heavens and the earth and everything in them was completed.

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Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.(A)

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Then the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground. He breathed the breath of life into the man’s nostrils, and the man became a living person.

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Then the Lord God formed(A) a man[a](B) from the dust(C) of the ground(D) and breathed into his nostrils the breath(E) of life,(F) and the man became a living being.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 2:7 The Hebrew for man (adam) sounds like and may be related to the Hebrew for ground (adamah); it is also the name Adam (see verse 20).

22 Then he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.

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22 And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.(A)

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Then God said, “Let there be a space between the waters, to separate the waters of the heavens from the waters of the earth.”

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And God said,(A) “Let there be a vault(B) between the waters(C) to separate water from water.”

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13 His Spirit made the heavens beautiful,
    and his power pierced the gliding serpent.

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13 By his breath the skies(A) became fair;
    his hand pierced the gliding serpent.(B)

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And the Lord said, “I will wipe this human race I have created from the face of the earth. Yes, and I will destroy every living thing—all the people, the large animals, the small animals that scurry along the ground, and even the birds of the sky. I am sorry I ever made them.”

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So the Lord said, “I will wipe from the face of the earth(A) the human race I have created—and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground—for I regret that I have made them.(B)

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25 They traded the truth about God for a lie. So they worshiped and served the things God created instead of the Creator himself, who is worthy of eternal praise! Amen.

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25 They exchanged the truth about God for a lie,(A) and worshiped and served created things(B) rather than the Creator—who is forever praised.(C) Amen.(D)

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