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Genesis 1:3

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1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
KJV
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
WEB
God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
ASV
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
DARBY
And God said, Let there be light. And there was light.
BLB
And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
ÅB
Da sa Gud: Det bli lys! Og det ble lys.
OTB
Og Gud sa: "La det bli lys," og det ble lys.
B1930
Da sa Gud: Det bli lys! Og det blev lys.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 2 Corinthians 4:6

    For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

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  • John 1:5

    And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

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  • Isaiah 45:7

    I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.

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  • Isaiah 60:19

    The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.

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  • 1 John 1:5

    This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

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  • Ephesians 5:8

    For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

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  • Psalms 97:11

    Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.

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  • John 3:19

    And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

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