Genesis 1:3,16-18
Genesis 1:3-5 The Message (MSG)
God spoke: “Light!” And light appeared. God saw that light was good and separated light from dark. God named the light Day, he named the dark Night. It was evening, it was morning— Day One.
Genesis 1:16-19-16-19 The Message (MSG)
God made two big lights, the larger to take charge of Day, The smaller to be in charge of Night; and he made the stars. God placed them in the heavenly sky to light up Earth And oversee Day and Night, to separate light and dark. God saw that it was good. It was evening, it was morning— Day Four.
Genesis 1:3 King James Version (KJV)
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
Genesis 1:16-18 King James Version (KJV)
And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:3 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.
Genesis 1:16-18 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
God made the two great lights, the greater light to govern the day, and the lesser light to govern the night; He made the stars also. God placed them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, and to govern the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness; and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:3 New Century Version (NCV)
Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
Genesis 1:16-18 New Century Version (NCV)
So God made the two large lights. He made the brighter light to rule the day and made the smaller light to rule the night. He also made the stars. God put all these in the sky to shine on the earth, to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. God saw that all these things were good.
Genesis 1:3 American Standard Version (ASV)
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
Genesis 1:16-18 American Standard Version (ASV)
And God made the two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. And God set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth, and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:3 New International Version (NIV)
And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
Genesis 1:16-18 New International Version (NIV)
God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth, to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:3 New King James Version (NKJV)
Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.
Genesis 1:16-18 New King James Version (NKJV)
Then God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He made the stars also. God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth, and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:3 Amplified Bible (AMP)
And God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.
Genesis 1:16-18 Amplified Bible (AMP)
God made the two great lights—the greater light (the sun) to rule the day, and the lesser light (the moon) to rule the night; He made the [galaxies of] stars also [that is, all the amazing wonders in the heavens]. God placed them in the expanse of the heavens to provide light upon the earth, to rule over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness; and God saw that it was good and He affirmed and sustained it.
Genesis 1:3 New Living Translation (NLT)
Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
Genesis 1:16-18 New Living Translation (NLT)
God made two great lights—the larger one to govern the day, and the smaller one to govern the night. He also made the stars. God set these lights in the sky to light the earth, to govern the day and night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:3 The Passion Translation (TPT)
And then God announced, “Let there be light,” and light burst forth!
Genesis 1:16-18 The Passion Translation (TPT)
God 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 and set them all in the sky to illuminate the earth, to 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.
Genesis 1:3 English Standard Version Revision 2016 (ESV)
And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
Genesis 1:16-18 English Standard Version Revision 2016 (ESV)
And God made the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars. And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
