| Holman Christian Standard Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. | 1In the beginning, God created the universe. |
| 2Now 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. | 2When the earth was as yet unformed and desolate, with the surface of the ocean depths shrouded in darkness, and while the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters, |
| 3Then God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. | 3God said, "Let there be light!" So there was light. |
| 4God saw that the light was good, and God separated the light from the darkness. | 4God saw that the light was beautiful. He separated the light from the darkness, |
| 5God called the light "day," and He called the darkness "night." Evening came and then morning: the first day. | 5calling the light "day," and the darkness "night." The twilight and the dawn were day one. |
| 6Then God said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters, separating water from water." | 6Then God said, "Let there be a canopy between bodies of water, separating bodies of water from bodies of water!" |
| 7So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above the expanse. And it was so. | 7So God made a canopy that separated the water beneath the canopy from the water above it. And that is what happened: |
| 8God called the expanse "sky." Evening came and then morning: the second day. | 8God called the canopy "sky." The twilight and the dawn were the second day. |
| 9Then God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear." And it was so. | 9Then God said, "Let the water beneath the sky come together into one area, and let dry ground appear!" And that is what happened: |
| 10God called the dry land "earth," and He called the gathering of the water "seas." And God saw that it was good. | 10God called the dry ground "land," and he called the water that had come together "oceans." And God saw how good it was. |
| 11Then God said, "Let the earth produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees on the earth bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds." And it was so. | 11Then God said, "Let vegetation sprout all over the earth, including seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each kind containing its own seed!" And that is what happened: |
| 12The earth produced vegetation: seed-bearing plants according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. | 12Vegetation sprouted all over the earth, including seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each kind containing its own seed. And God saw that it was good. |
| 13Evening came and then morning: the third day. | 13The twilight and the dawn were the third day. |
| 14Then God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night. They will serve as signs for festivals and for days and years. | 14Then God said, "Let there be lights across the sky to distinguish day from night, to act as signs for seasons, days, and years, |
| 15They will be lights in the expanse of the sky to provide light on the earth." And it was so. | 15to serve as lights in the sky, and to shine on the earth!" And that is what happened: |
| 16God made the two great lights--the greater light to have dominion over the day and the lesser light to have dominion over the night--as well as the stars. | 16God fashioned two great lights—the larger light to shine during the day and the smaller light to shine during the night—as well as stars. |
| 17God placed them in the expanse of the sky to provide light on the earth, | 17God placed them in space to shine on the earth, |
| 18to dominate the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good. | 18to differentiate between day and night, and to distinguish light from darkness. And God saw how good it was. |
| 19Evening came and then morning: the fourth day. | 19The twilight and the dawn were the fourth day. |
| 20Then God said, "Let the water swarm with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky." | 20Then God said, "Let the oceans swarm with living creatures, and let flying creatures soar above the earth throughout the sky!" |
| 21So God created the large sea-creatures and every living creature that moves and swarms in the water, according to their kinds. He also created every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. | 21So God created every kind of magnificent marine creature, every kind of living marine crawler with which the waters swarmed, and every kind of flying creature. And God saw how good it was. |
| 22So God blessed them, "Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the waters of the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth." | 22God blessed them by saying, "Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the oceans. Let the birds multiply throughout the earth!" |
| 23Evening came and then morning: the fifth day. | 23The twilight and the dawn were the fifth day. |
| 24Then God said, "Let the earth produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that crawl, and the wildlife of the earth according to their kinds." And it was so. | 24Then God said, "Let the earth bring forth each kind of living creature, each kind of livestock and crawling thing, and each kind of earth's animals!" And that is what happened: |
| 25So God made the wildlife of the earth according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and creatures that crawl on the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. | 25God made each kind of the earth's animals, along with every kind of livestock and crawling thing. And God saw how good it was. |
| 26Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness. They will rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the livestock, all the earth, and the creatures that crawl on the earth." | 26Then God said, "Let us make mankind in our image, to be like us. Let them be masters over the fish in the ocean, the birds that fly, the livestock, everything that crawls on the earth, and over the earth itself!" |
| 27So God created man in His own image; He created him in the image of God; He created them male and female. | 27So God created mankind in his own image; in his own image God created them; he created them male and female. |
| 28God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every creature that crawls on the earth." | 28God blessed the humans by saying to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it! Be masters over the fish in the ocean, the birds that fly, and every living thing that crawls on the earth!" |
| 29God also said, "Look, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the surface of the entire earth and every tree whose fruit contains seed. This food will be for you, | 29God also told them, "Look! I have given you every seed-bearing plant that grows throughout the earth, along with every tree that grows seed-bearing fruit. They will produce your food. |
| 30for all the wildlife of the earth, for every bird of the sky, and for every creature that crawls on the earth--everything having the breath of life in it. I have given every green plant for food." And it was so. | 30I have given all green plants as food for every wild animal of the earth, every bird that flies, and to every living thing that crawls on the earth." And that is what happened. |
| 31God saw all that He had made, and it was very good. Evening came and then morning: the sixth day. | 31Now God saw all that he had made, and indeed, it was very good! The twilight and the dawn were the sixth day. |
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