Genesis 1:1–11

The Creation

1In the beginning ^aGod created the heavens and the earth. ^bc

²Now the earth was ^dformless and empty, ^edarkness covered the surface of the watery depths, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. ^f3Then God said, “Let there be light,” ^gand there was light. ⁴God saw that the light was good, and God separated the light from the darkness. ⁵God called the light “day,” and He called the darkness “night.” Evening came and then morning: the first day.

⁶Then God said, “Let there be an expanse ^hbetween the waters, separating water from water.” ⁱ⁷So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above the expanse. ^jAnd it was so. ⁸God called the expanse “sky.” ^kEvening came and then morning: the second day.

⁹Then God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered into one place, ^land let the dry land appear.” And it was so. ¹⁰God called the dry land “earth,” and He called the gathering of the water “seas.” And God saw that it was good. ¹¹Then God said, “Let the earth produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees on the earth bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds.” ^mAnd it was so.