| Holman Christian Standard Bible | Berean Study 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 covered the surface of the watery depths, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface 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. |
| 3Then God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. | 3And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. |
| 4God 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 He called the darkness "night." Evening came and then 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. |
| 6Then God said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters, separating water from water." | 6And God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters.” |
| 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 the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above. And it was so. |
| 8God called the expanse "sky." Evening came and then morning: the second day. | 8God called the expanse “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—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. | 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 He called the gathering of the water "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. |
| 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 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 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. | 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. |
| 13Evening came and then morning: the third day. | 13And there was evening, and there was morning—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. | 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. |
| 15They will be lights in the expanse of the sky to provide light on 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. |
| 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 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. |
| 17God placed them in the expanse of the sky to provide light on the earth, | 17God set these lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth, |
| 18to dominate 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. And God saw that it was good. |
| 19Evening came and then morning: the fourth day. | 19And there was evening, and there was morning—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." | 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 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 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. |
| 22So God blessed them, "Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the waters of the seas, and let the 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.” |
| 23Evening came and then morning: the fifth day. | 23And there was evening, and there was morning—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. | 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. |
| 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 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, 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 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; He created him in the image of God; He created them male and female. | 27So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. |
| 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 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.” |
| 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, | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 31God saw all that He had made, and it was very good. Evening came and then 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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