Genesis 1

The Account of Creation

1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth

.H7225H430H1254H853H8064H853H7762The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.H776H1961H8414H922H2822H6440H8415H7307H430H7363H5921H6440H43253Then God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.H430H559H1961H216H2164And God saw that the light was good. Then he separated the light from the darkness.H430H7200H853H216H3588H2896H430H914H996H216H996H28225God called the light "day" and the darkness "night." And evening passed and morning came, marking the first day.H430H7121H216H3117H2822H7121H3915H6153H1242H259H31176Then God said, "Let there be a space between the waters, to separate the waters of the heavens from the waters of the earth."H430H559H7549H8432H4325H914H4325H43257And that is what happened. God made this space to separate the waters of the earth from the waters of the heavens.H430H6213H7549H914H4325H834H8478H7549H4325H834H5921H7549H36518God called the space "sky." And evening passed and morning came, marking the second day.H430H7121H7549H8064H6153H1242H8145H31179Then God said, "Let the waters beneath the sky flow together into one place, so dry ground may appear." And that is what happened.H430H559H4325H8064H6960H413H259H4725H3004H720010God called the dry ground "land" and the waters "seas." And God saw that it was good.H430H7121H3004H776H4723H4325H7121H3220H430H7200H289611Then 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.H430H559H776H1876H1877H6212H2232H2233H6529H6086H6213H6529H4327H834H2233H77612The 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.H776H3318H1877H6212H2232H2233H4327H6086H6213H6529H2233H4327H430H7200H289613And evening passed and morning came, marking the third day.H6153H1242H7992H311714Then 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.H430H559H3974H7549H8064H914H3117H3915H226H4150H3117H814115Let these lights in the sky shine down on the earth." And that is what happened.H3974H7549H8064H215H77616God made two great lights; the larger one to govern the day, and the smaller one to govern the night. He also made the stars.H430H6213H8147H1419H3974H1419H3974H4475H3117H6996H3974H4475H3915H355617God set these lights in the sky to light the earth,H430H5414H7549H8064H215H77618to govern the day and night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.H4910H3117H3915H914H216H2822H430H7200H289619And evening passed and morning came, marking the fourth day.H6153H1242H7243H311720Then God said, "Let the waters swarm with fish and other life. Let the skies be filled with birds of every kind."H430H559H4325H8317H8318H2416H5315H5775H5774H5921H776H6440H7549H806421So 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.H430H1254H1419H8577H2416H5315H7430H4325H8317H4327H3671H5775H4327H430H7200H289622Then God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful and multiply. Let the fish fill the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth."H430H1288H559H6509H7235H4390H4325H3220H5775H7235H77623And evening passed and morning came, marking the fifth day.H6153H1242H2549H311724Then 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.H430H559H776H3318H2416H5315H4327H929H7431H2416H776H432725God 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.H430H6213H2416H776H4327H929H4327H7431H127H4327H430H7200H289626Then God said, "Let us make human beings

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, and the small animals that scurry along the ground."H430H559H6213H120H6754H1823H7287H1710H3220H5775H8064H929H776H7431H7430H77627So God created human beings

H430H1254H120H6754H6754H430H1254H2145H5347H125428Then 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."H430H1288H430H559H6509H7235H4390H776H3533H7287H1710H3220H5775H8064H2416H7430H77629Then God said, "Look! I have given you every seed-bearing plant throughout the earth and all the fruit trees for your food.H430H559H2009H5414H6212H2232H2233H6440H776H6086H6529H6086H2232H2233H1961H40230And 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.H2416H776H5775H8064H7430H776H2416H5315H3418H6212H40231Then 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.H430H7200H834H6213H3966H2896H6153H1242H8345H3117