1When God created the heavens and the earth,
2the earth was completely formless and empty, with nothing but darkness draped over the deep. God’s Spirit hovered over the face of the waters.
3And then God announced, “Let there be light,” and light burst forth!
4And God saw the light as pleasing and beautiful; he used the light to dispel the darkness.
5God called the light “Day,” and the darkness “Night.” And so, evening gave way to morning—the first day.
6And God said, “Let there be a dome between the waters to separate the water above from the water below.”
7-8He made the dome and called it “Sky,” and separated the water above the dome from the water below the dome. Evening gave way to morning—day two.
9And God said, “Let the water beneath the sky be gathered into one place, and let the dry ground appear.” And so it happened.
10God called the dry ground “Land,” and the gathered waters he called “Seas.” And God saw the beauty of his creation, and he was very pleased.
11Then God said, “Let the land burst forth with growth: plants that bear seeds of their own kind, and every variety of fruit tree, each with power to multiply from its own seed.” And so it happened.
12The land flourished with grasses, every variety of seed-bearing plant, and trees bearing fruit with their seeds in them. And God loved what he saw, for it was beautiful.
13Evening gave way to morning—day three.
14-15And God said, “Let there be bright lights to shine in space to bathe the earth with their light. Let them serve as signs to separate the day from night, and signify the days, seasons, and years.” And so it happened.
16God made two great lights: the brighter light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. He also spread the tapestry of shining stars
17and set them all in the sky to illuminate the earth,
18to rule over the day and to rule over the night, and to separate the light from darkness. God loved what he saw, for it was beautiful.
19Evening gave way to morning—day four.
20God said, “Let there be life! Let the waters swarm with sea life, and let the sky be filled with soaring birds of every kind.”
21God created huge sea creatures and every living creature that moves of every kind—swarming in the water and flying in the sky, according to their species. God loved what he saw, for it was beautiful.
22God blessed them, saying, “Reproduce and be fruitful! Fill the waters of the sea with life, and the earth with flying birds!”
23Evening gave way to morning—day five.
24God said, “Let the earth produce every class and kind of living creature: livestock, crawling things, wild animals, each after its kind.” And so it happened.
25God made the wild animals according to their species, livestock according to their species, and all the creatures that creep along the ground according to their species. And God loved what he saw, for it was beautiful.
Shaped by Love26Then God said, “Let us make a man and a woman in our image to be like us. Let them reign over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the livestock, over the creatures that creep along the ground, and over the wild animals.”
27So God created man and woman
and shaped them with his image inside them.
In his own beautiful image, he created his masterpiece.
Yes, male and female he created them.
28And God blessed them in his love, saying, “Reproduce and be fruitful! Populate the earth and subdue it! Reign over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and every creature that lives on earth.”
29And God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant growing throughout the earth, vegetables, and every fruit-bearing tree with its seed within itself. They will be your food.
30They will also be food for every animal and bird, and every creature that moves on the ground—every creature with the breath of life.” And so it happened.
31God surveyed all he had made and said, “I love it!” For it pleased him greatly. Evening gave way to morning—day six.
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