Genesis 1:24–30

²⁴Then God said, “Let the earth produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that crawl, and the wildlife of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so. ²⁵So God made the wildlife of the earth according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and creatures that crawl on the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.

²⁶Then God said, “Let Us ^wmake man in Our image, according to Our likeness. ^xThey will rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the livestock, all the earth, ^yand the creatures that crawl ^zon the earth.” ^a

²⁷So God created man in His own image;

He created him in the image of God;

He created them male and female. ^b

²⁸God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, ^cand subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every creature that crawls ^don the earth.” ²⁹God also said, “Look, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the surface of the entire earth and every tree whose fruit contains seed. This food will be for you, ^e30for all the wildlife of the earth, for every bird of the sky, and for every creature that crawls on the earth—everything having the breath of life in it. I have given every green plant for food.” ^fAnd it was so.