²And the earth was ¹^aformless and void, and ^bdarkness was over the ²surface of the deep, and ^cthe Spirit of God ^dwas hovering over the ³surface of the waters.

³Then ^aGod said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.

⁴And God saw that the light was ^agood; and God ^bseparated the light from the darkness.

⁵^aAnd God called the light day, and the darkness He called night. And ^bthere was evening and there was morning, one day.

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Genesis 1:1: In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

Footnotes

1Or a waste and emptiness
2Lit face
3Lit face

Cross references

a Ps 102:25; Is 40:21; John 1:1, 2; Heb 1:10
b Ps 89:11; 90:2; Acts 17:24; Rom 1:20; Heb 11:3
c Job 38:4; Is 42:5; 45:18; Rev 4:11
a Jer 4:23
b Job 38:9
c Ps 104:30; Is 40:13, 14
d Deut 32:11; Is 31:5
a Ps 33:6, 9; 2 Cor 4:6
a Ps 145:9, 10
b Is 45:7
a Ps 74:16
b Ps 65:8

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was 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.

And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.

And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness covered the surface of the watery depths, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” There was an evening, and there was a morning: one day.

NLTNew Living Translation

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. Then he separated the light from the darkness. God called the light “day” and the darkness “night.”

And evening passed and morning came, marking the first day.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth— Now the earth was formless and empty, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light!” And there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good, and God caused there to be a separation between the light and between the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.

KJV 1900King James Version

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

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