| English Standard Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. | 1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. |
| 2The 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. | 2Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. |
| 3And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. | 3And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. |
| 4And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. | 4And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. |
| 5God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day. | 5God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day. |
| 6And God said, “Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.” | 6And God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters.” |
| 7And God made the expanse and separated the waters that were under the expanse from the waters that were above the expanse. And it was so. | 7So God made the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above. And it was so. |
| 8And God called the expanse Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day. | 8God called the expanse “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day. |
| 9And God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so. | 9And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so. |
| 10God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good. | 10God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good. |
| 11And God said, “Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, on the earth.” And it was so. | 11Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each bearing fruit with seed according to its kind.” And it was so. |
| 12The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. | 12The earth produced vegetation: seed-bearing plants according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. |
| 13And there was evening and there was morning, the third day. | 13And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day. |
| 14And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years, | 14And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years. |
| 15and let them be lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth.” And it was so. | 15And let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth.” And it was so. |
| 16And God made the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars. | 16God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well. |
| 17And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, | 17God set these lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth, |
| 18to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. | 18to preside over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. |
| 19And there was evening and there was morning, the fourth day. | 19And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day. |
| 20And God said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the heavens.” | 20And God said, “Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.” |
| 21So God created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. | 21So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed according to their kinds, and every bird of flight after its kind. And God saw that it was good. |
| 22And God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” | 22Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters of the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” |
| 23And there was evening and there was morning, the fifth day. | 23And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day. |
| 24And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds—livestock and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so. | 24And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, land crawlers, and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so. |
| 25And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds and the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that creeps on the ground according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. | 25God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that crawls upon the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. |
| 26Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” | 26Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.” |
| 27So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. | 27So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. |
| 28And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” | 28God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.” |
| 29And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food. | 29Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food. |
| 30And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so. | 30And to every beast of the earth and every bird of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth—everything that has the breath of life in it—I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so. |
| 31And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day. | 31And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day. |
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