Genesis 1:1–2

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.

Genesis 1:1–2 — English Standard Version (ESV)

1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2 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.

Genesis 1:1–2 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 2 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.

Genesis 1:1–2 — New Living Translation (NLT)

1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 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.

Genesis 1:1–2 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

Genesis 1:1–2 — New Century Version (NCV)

1 In the beginning God created the sky and the earth. 2 The earth was empty and had no form. Darkness covered the ocean, and God’s Spirit was moving over the water.

Genesis 1:1–2 — American Standard Version (ASV)

1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 And the earth was waste and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

Genesis 1:1–2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 And the earth was waste and empty, and darkness was on the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

Genesis 1:1–2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

1 In the beginning God created heaven and earth.

2 The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep water. The Spirit of God was hovering over the water.

Genesis 1:1–2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

2 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.

Genesis 1:1–2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

1 In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, 2 the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters.

Genesis 1:1–2 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth— 2 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.

Genesis 1:1–2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth didn’t have any shape. And it was empty. Darkness was over the surface of the ocean. At that time, the ocean covered the earth. The Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.

Genesis 1:1–2 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

2 The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters.

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Genesis 1:24–28

24 And God said, “Let the land produce living creaturesi according to their kinds:j the livestock, the creatures that move along the ground, and the wild animals, each according to its kind.” And it was so.k 25 God made the wild animalsl according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds.m And God saw that it was good.n

26 Then God said, “Let uso make mankindp in our image,q in our likeness,r so that they may rules over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky,t over the livestock and all the wild animals,a and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”

27 So God createdu mankindv in his own image,w

in the image of Godx he created them;

male and femaley he created them.z

28 God blessed them and said to them,a “Be fruitful and increase in number;b fill the earthc and subdue it. Rule overd the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.e”

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

i	Ge 2:19
j	Ge 1:11
k	Ge 1:7
l	Ge 7:21–22 Je 27:5
m	Ge 1:11
n	Ge 1:4
o	Ge 3:5 Ge 3:22 Ge 11:7 Ps 100:3 Is 6:8
p	Is 45:18
q	Ge 1:27 Ge 5:3 Ge 9:6 Ps 8:5 Ps 82:6 Ps 89:6 1 Co 11:7 2 Co 4:4 Col 1:15 Col 3:10 Jas 3:9
r	Ac 17:28–29
s	Ge 9:2 Ps 8:6–8
t	Ps 8:8
a	Probable reading of the original Hebrew text (see Syriac); Masoretic Text the earth
u	Ge 1:1
v	Ge 2:7 Ps 103:14 Ps 119:73
w	Ge 1:26
x	Ge 5:1
y	Ge 5:2 Mt 19:4 Mk 10:6 Ga 3:28
z	Dt 4:32
a	Ge 33:5 Jos 24:3 Ps 113:9 Ps 127:3 Ps 127:5
b	Ge 17:6
c	Ge 1:22 Ge 6:1 Ac 17:26
d	Ge 1:26 Ps 115:16
e	Ps 8:6–8