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Genesis 1:27

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25 And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

26 And 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 fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.

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BSB
So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
KJV
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
WEB
God created man in his own image. In God’s image he created him; male and female he created them.
ASV
And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
DARBY
And God created Man in his image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
BLB
And God created the man in His image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
ÅB
Og Gud skapte mennesket i sitt bilde, i Guds bilde skapte han det; til mann og kvinne skapte han dem.
OTB
Så Gud formet mennesket i sitt eget bilde,
i Guds bilde skapte Han dem;
mann og kvinne skapte Han dem.
B1930
Og Gud skapte mennesket i sitt billede, i Guds billede skapte han det; til mann og kvinne skapte han dem.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Short explanation

God created humankind in his image, male and female. The verse says that every human being has worth because God made them.

Context: The story of creation.

See also: Psalms 139:14, Genesis 2:7

The explanation was written by an AI and has not yet been reviewed by a person. All explanations

Cross references

  • Matthew 19:4

    And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,

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  • Ephesians 2:10

    For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

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  • Genesis 5:1–2

    This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;

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  • Mark 10:6

    But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.

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  • Genesis 2:21–25

    And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;

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  • Ephesians 4:24

    And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

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  • Psalms 139:14

    I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

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  • Isaiah 43:7

    Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.

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