Genesis 1:1–11

The Beginning

1In the beginning^a God created^b the heavens^c and the earth.^{d 2}Now the earth was formless^e and empty,^f darkness was over the surface of the deep,^g and the Spirit of God^h was hoveringⁱ over the waters.

³And God said,^j “Let there be light,” and there was light.^{k 4}God saw that the light was good,^l and he separated the light from the darkness.^{m 5}God calledⁿ the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.”^o And there was evening, and there was morning^p—the first day.

⁶And God said,^q “Let there be a vault^r between the waters^s to separate water from water.” ⁷So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it.^t And it was so.^{u 8}God called^v the vault “sky.”^w And there was evening, and there was morning^x—the second day.

⁹And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place,^y and let dry ground^z appear.” And it was so.^{a 10}God called^b the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters^c he called “seas.”^d And God saw that it was good.^e

¹¹Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation:^f seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.^g” And it was so.^h