Genesis 1:1
Good News Translation
In the beginning, when God created the universe,

New Revised Standard Version
In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth,

Contemporary English Version
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

New American Bible
In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth —

Douay-Rheims Bible
In the beginning God created heaven, and earth.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

In the beginning God created heaven, and earth.

beginning.

Proverbs 8:22-24 I was set up from eternity, and of old, before the earth was made. . . .

Proverbs 16:4 The Lord hath made all things for himself: the wicked also for the evil day.

Mark 13:19 For in those days shall be such tribulations as were not from the beginning of the creation which God created until now: neither shall be.

John 1:1-3 In the beginning was the Word: and the Word was with God: and the Word was God. . . .

Hebrews 1:10 And: Thou in the beginning, O Lord, didst found the earth: and the works of thy hands are the heavens.

1 John 1:1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon and our hands have handled, of the word of life.

God.

Exodus 20:11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and the sea, and all things that are in them, and rested on the seventh day: therefore the Lord blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it.

Exodus 31:18 And the Lord, when he had ended these words in Mount Sinai, gave to Moses two stone tables of testimony, written with the finger of God.

1 Chronicles 16:26 For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the Lord made the heavens.

Nehemiah 9:6 Thou thyself, O Lord alone, thou hast made heaven, and the heaven of heavens, and all the host thereof: the earth and all things that are in it: the seas and all that are therein: and thou givest life to all these things, and the host of heaven adoreth thee.

Job 26:13 His spirit hath adorned the heavens, and his obstetric hand brought forth the winding serpent.

Job 38:4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? tell me if thou hast understanding.

Psalm 8:3 For I will behold thy heavens, the works of thy fingers: the moon and the stars which thou hast founded.

Psalm 33:6,9 By the word of the Lord the heavens were established; and all the power of them by the spirit of his mouth: . . .

Psalm 89:11,12 Thine are the heavens, and thine is the earth: the world and the fulness thereof thou hast founded: . . .

Psalm 96:5 For all the gods of the Gentiles are devils: but the Lord made the heavens.

Psalm 102:25 In the beginning, O Lord, thou foundedst the earth: and the heavens are the works of thy hands.

Psalm 104:24,30 How great are thy works, O Lord ? thou hast made all things in wisdom: the earth is filled with thy riches. . . .

Psalm 115:15 Blessed be you of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

Psalm 121:2 My help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

Psalm 124:8 Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

Psalm 134:3 May the Lord out of Sion bless thee, he that made heaven and earth.

Psalm 136:5 Who made the heavens in understanding: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Psalm 146:6 Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all things that are in them.

Psalm 148:4,5 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens: and let all the waters that are above the heavens . . .

Proverbs 3:19 By his wisdom the depths have broken out, and the clouds grow thick with dew.

Proverbs 8:22-30 I was set up from eternity, and of old, before the earth was made. . . .

Ecclesiastes 12:1 Remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the time of affliction come, and the years draw nigh of which thou shalt say: They please me not:

Isaiah 37:16 Lord of hosts, God of Israel who sitteth upon the cherubims, thou alone art the God of all the kingdoms of the earth, thou hast made heaven and earth.

Isaiah 40:26 Lift up your eyes on high, and see who hath created these things: who bringeth out their host by number, and calleth them all by their names: by the greatness of his might, and strength, and power, not one of them was missing.

Isaiah 40:28 Knowest thou not, or hast thou not heard? the Lord is the everlasting God, who hath created the ends of the earth: he shall not faint, nor labour, neither is there any searching out of his wisdom.

Isaiah 42:5 Thus saith the Lord God that created the heavens, and stretched them out: that established the earth, and the things that spring out of it: that giveth breath to the people upon it, and spirit to them that tread thereon.

Isaiah 44:24 Thus saith the Lord thy redeemer, and thy maker, from the womb: I am the Lord, that make all things, that alone stretch out the heavens, that established the earth, and there is none with me.

Isaiah 45:18 For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens, God himself that formed the earth, and made it, the very maker thereof: he did not create it in vain: he formed it to be inhabited. I am the Lord, and there is no other.

Isaiah 51:13,16 And thou hast forgotten the Lord thy maker, who stretched out the heavens, and founded the earth: and thou hast been afraid continually all the day at the presence of his fury who afflicted thee, and had prepared himself to destroy thee: where is now the fury of the oppressor? . . .

Isaiah 65:17 For behold I create new heavens, and a new earth: and the former things shall not be in remembrance, and they shall not come upon the heart.

Jeremiah 10:12 He that maketh the earth by his power, that prepareth the world by his wisdom, and stretcheth out the heavens by his knowledge.

Jeremiah 32:17 Alas, alas, alas, O Lord God, behold thou hast made heaven and earth by thy great power, and thy stretched out arm: no word shall be hard to thee:

Jeremiah 51:15 He that made the earth by his power, that hath prepared the world by his wisdom, and stretched out the heavens by his understanding.

Zechariah 12:1 The burden of the word of the Lord upon Israel. Thus saith the Lord, who stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundations of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man in him:

Matthew 11:25 At that time Jesus answered and said: I confess to thee, O Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to little ones.

Acts 4:24 Who having heard it, with one accord lifted up their voice to God and said: Lord, thou art he that didst make heaven and earth, the sea and all things that are in them.

Acts 14:15 And saying: Ye men, why do ye these things? We also are mortals, men like unto you, preaching to you to be converted from these vain things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all things that are in them:

Acts 17:24 God, who made the world and all things therein, he being Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands.

Romans 1:19,20 Because that which is known of God is manifest in them. For God hath manifested it unto them. . . .

Romans 11:36 For of him, and by him, and in him, are all things: to him be glory for ever. Amen.

1 Corinthians 8:6 Yet to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we unto him: and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.

Ephesians 3:9 And to enlighten all men, that they may see what is the dispensation of the mystery which hath been hidden from eternity in God who created all things:

Colossians 1:16,17 For in him were all things created in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, or dominations, or principalities, or powers. All things were created by him and in him. . . .

Hebrews 1:2 In these days, hath spoken to us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the world.

Hebrews 3:4 For every house is built by some man: but he that created all things is God.

Hebrews 11:3 By faith we understand that the world was framed by the word of God: that from invisible things visible things might be made.

2 Peter 3:5 For this they are wilfully ignorant of: That the heavens were before, and the earth out of water and through water, consisting by the word of God:

Revelation 3:14 And to the angel of the church of Laodicea write: These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, who is the beginning of the creation of God:

Revelation 4:11 Thou art worthy, O Lord our God, to receive glory and honour and power. Because thou hast created all things: and for thy will they were and have been created.

Revelation 10:6 And he swore by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven and the things which are therein, and the earth and the things which are in it, and the sea and the things which are therein: That time shall be no longer.

Revelation 14:7 Saying with a loud voice: Fear the Lord and give him honour, because the hour of his judgment is come. And adore ye him that made heaven and earth, the sea and the fountains of waters.

Revelation 21:6 And he said to me: It is done. I am Alpha and Omega: the Beginning and the End. To him that thirsteth, I will give of the fountain of the water of life, freely.

Revelation 22:13 I am Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.

Context
The Creation
1In the beginning God created heaven, and earth.2And the earth was void and empty, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God moved over the waters.…
Cross References
John 1:1
In the beginning was the Word: and the Word was with God: and the Word was God.

John 1:2
The same was in the beginning with God.

Acts 17:24
God, who made the world and all things therein, he being Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands.

Hebrews 1:10
And: Thou in the beginning, O Lord, didst found the earth: and the works of thy hands are the heavens.

Hebrews 11:3
By faith we understand that the world was framed by the word of God: that from invisible things visible things might be made.

Revelation 4:11
Thou art worthy, O Lord our God, to receive glory and honour and power. Because thou hast created all things: and for thy will they were and have been created.

Nehemiah 9:6
Thou thyself, O Lord alone, thou hast made heaven, and the heaven of heavens, and all the host thereof: the earth and all things that are in it: the seas and all that are therein: and thou givest life to all these things, and the host of heaven adoreth thee.

Job 9:8
Who alone spreadeth out the heavens, and walketh upon the waves of the sea.

Job 38:4
Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? tell me if thou hast understanding.

Psalm 89:11
Thine are the heavens, and thine is the earth: the world and the fulness thereof thou hast founded:

Psalm 102:25
In the beginning, O Lord, thou foundedst the earth: and the heavens are the works of thy hands.

Psalm 115:15
Blessed be you of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

Psalm 124:8
Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

Psalm 136:5
Who made the heavens in understanding: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Psalm 148:5
Praise the name of the Lord. For he spoke, and they were made: he commanded, and they were created.

Isaiah 40:21
Do you not know? hath it not been heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have you not understood the foundations of the earth?

Isaiah 42:5
Thus saith the Lord God that created the heavens, and stretched them out: that established the earth, and the things that spring out of it: that giveth breath to the people upon it, and spirit to them that tread thereon.

Isaiah 45:18
For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens, God himself that formed the earth, and made it, the very maker thereof: he did not create it in vain: he formed it to be inhabited. I am the Lord, and there is no other.

Jeremiah 10:12
He that maketh the earth by his power, that prepareth the world by his wisdom, and stretcheth out the heavens by his knowledge.

Jeremiah 51:15
He that made the earth by his power, that hath prepared the world by his wisdom, and stretched out the heavens by his understanding.

Revelation 22:21
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