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Genesis 1:1–3

The Beginning

1 In the beginninga God createdb the heavensc and the earth.d 2 Now the earth was formlesse and empty,f darkness was over the surface of the deep,g and the Spirit of Godh was hoveringi over the waters.

3 And God said,j “Let there be light,” and there was light.k

a	Ps 102:25; Pr 8:23; Isa 40:21; 41:4, 26; Jn 1:1–2
b	ver 21, 27; Ge 2:3
c	ver 6; Ne 9:6; Job 9:8; 37:18; Ps 96:5; 104:2; 115:15; 121:2; 136:5; Isa 40:22; 42:5; 51:13; Jer 10:12; 51:15
d	Ge 14:19; 2 Ki 19:15; Ne 9:6; Job 38:4; Ps 90:2; 136:6; 146:6; Isa 37:16; 40:28; 42:5; 44:24; 45:12, 18; Jer 27:5; 32:17; Ac 14:15; 17:24; Eph 3:9; Col 1:16; Heb 3:4; 11:3; Rev 4:11; 10:6
e	Isa 23:1; 24:10; 27:10; 32:14; 34:11
f	Isa 45:18; Jer 4:23
g	Ge 8:2; Job 7:12; 26:8; 38:9; Ps 36:6; 42:7; 104:6; 107:24; Pr 30:4
h	Ge 2:7; Job 33:4; Ps 104:30; Isa 32:15
i	Dt 32:11; Isa 31:5
j	ver 6; Ps 33:6, 9; 148:5; Heb 11:3
k	2 Co 4:6*; 1 Jn 1:5–7