Genesis 1:1-3

The Creation of the World

1 In the a beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was b without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

3 And God said, c "Let there be light," and there was light.

  1. Cross References
    Job 38:4 - 7
    Where were you when I laid the foundation of th...
    Psalms 33:6
    By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, ...
    Psalms 136:5
    To him who by understanding made the heavens, f...
    Isaiah 42:5
    Thus says God, the Lord, who created the heaven...
    Isaiah 45:18
    For thus says the Lord, who created the heavens...
    John 1:1 - 3
    In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was...
    Acts 14:15
    Men, why are you doing these things? We also ar...
    Acts 17:24
    The God who made the world and everything in it...
    Colossians 1:16 - 17
    For by him all things were created, in heaven a...
    Hebrews 1:10
    And, "You, Lord, laid the foundation of the ear...
    Hebrews 11:3
    By faith we understand that the universe was cr...
    Revelation 4:11
    "Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive g...
  2. Cross References
    Jeremiah 4:23
    I looked on the earth, and behold, it was without form and void; and to the heavens, and they had no light.
  3. Cross References
    2 Corinthians 4:6
    For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
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