Genesis 1:3

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Genesis 1:3

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Genesis 1

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

² Now 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.

³ And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

⁴ And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness.

⁵ God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

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