| New International Version | NET Bible |
| 1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. | 1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. |
| 2Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. | 2Now the earth was without shape and empty, and darkness was over the surface of the watery deep, but the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the water. |
| 3And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. | 3God said, "Let there be light." And there was light! |
| 4God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. | 4God saw that the light was good, so God 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 "night." There was evening, and there was morning, marking the first day. |
| 6And God said, "Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water." | 6God said, "Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters and let it separate water from water. |
| 7So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so. | 7So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it. It was so. |
| 8God called the vault "sky." And there was evening, and there was morning--the second day. | 8God called the expanse "sky." There was evening, and there was morning, a second day. |
| 9And God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so. | 9God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place and let dry ground appear." It was so. |
| 10God called the dry ground "land," and the gathered waters he called "seas." And God saw that it was good. | 10God called the dry ground "land" and the gathered waters he called "seas." God saw that it was good. |
| 11Then God said, "Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds." And it was so. | 11God said, "Let the land produce vegetation: plants yielding seeds according to their kinds, and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds." It was so. |
| 12The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. | 12The land produced vegetation--plants yielding seeds according to their kinds, and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. God saw that it was good. |
| 13And there was evening, and there was morning--the third day. | 13There was evening, and there was morning, a third day. |
| 14And God said, "Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years, | 14God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them be signs to indicate seasons and days and years, |
| 15and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth." And it was so. | 15and let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth." It was so. |
| 16God made two great lights--the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. | 16God made two great lights--the greater light to rule over the day and the lesser light to rule over the night. He made the stars also. |
| 17God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth, | 17God placed the lights in the expanse of the sky to shine on the earth, |
| 18to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good. | 18to preside over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good. |
| 19And there was evening, and there was morning--the fourth day. | 19There was evening, and there was morning, a fourth day. |
| 20And God said, "Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky." | 20God said, "Let the water swarm with swarms of living creatures and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky." |
| 21So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. | 21God created the great sea creatures and every living and moving thing with which the water swarmed, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. God saw that it was good. |
| 22God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth." | 22God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth." |
| 23And there was evening, and there was morning--the fifth day. | 23There was evening, and there was morning, a fifth day. |
| 24And God said, "Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: the livestock, the creatures that move along the ground, and the wild animals, each according to its kind." And it was so. | 24God said, "Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: cattle, creeping things, and wild animals, each according to its kind." It was so. |
| 25God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. | 25God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the cattle according to their kinds, and all the creatures that creep along the ground according to their kinds. God saw that it was good. |
| 26Then God said, "Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground." | 26Then God said, "Let us make humankind in our image, after our likeness, so they may rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move on the earth." |
| 27So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. | 27God created humankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them, male and female he created them. |
| 28God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground." | 28God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply! Fill the earth and subdue it! Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that moves on the ground." |
| 29Then God said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. | 29Then God said, "I now give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the entire earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. |
| 30And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground--everything that has the breath of life in it--I give every green plant for food." And it was so. | 30And to all the animals of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to all the creatures that move on the ground--everything that has the breath of life in it--I give every green plant for food." It was so. |
| 31God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning--the sixth day. | 31God saw all that he had made--and it was very good! There was evening, and there was morning, the sixth day. |
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