Genesis 1New International Version

The Beginning

1 In 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 hovering^(I) over the waters.

³ And 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 called^(N) the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.”^(O) And there was evening, and there was morning^(P)—the first day.

⁶ And God said,^(Q) “Let there be a vault^(R) between the waters^(S) to separate water from water.”⁷ So 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.

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