Genesis 1:1

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¶ The Creation of the World In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

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  • Heb 11:3 : 3 By faith we understand that the worlds were set in order at God’s command, so that the visible has its origin in the invisible.
  • Isa 45:18 : 18 For this is what the LORD says, the one who created the sky– he is the true God, the one who formed the earth and made it; he established it, he did not create it without order, he formed it to be inhabited–“I am the LORD, I have no peer.
  • John 1:1-3 : 1 ¶ The Prologue to the Gospel In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was fully God. 2 The Word was with God in the beginning. 3 All things were created by him, and apart from him not one thing was created that has been created.
  • Job 38:4 : 4 God’s questions to Job“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you possess understanding!
  • Isa 42:5 : 5 This is what the true God, the LORD, says– the one who created the sky and stretched it out, the one who fashioned the earth and everything that lives on it, the one who gives breath to the people on it, and life to those who live on it:
  • Rev 4:11 : 11 “You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, since you created all things, and because of your will they existed and were created!”
  • Heb 1:10 : 10 And,“You founded the earth in the beginning, Lord, and the heavens are the works of your hands.
  • Acts 17:24 : 24 The God who made the world and everything in it, who is Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by human hands,
  • Col 1:16-17 : 16 for all things in heaven and on earth were created in him– all things, whether visible or invisible, whether thrones or dominions, whether principalities or powers– all things were created through him and for him. 17 He himself is before all things and all things are held together in him.
  • Exod 20:11 : 11 For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, and he rested on the seventh day; therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.
  • Neh 9:6 : 6 You alone are the LORD. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, along with all their multitude of stars, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You impart life to them all, and the multitudes of heaven worship you.
  • Isa 44:24 : 24 The Lord Empowers Cyrus This is what the LORD, your protector, says, the one who formed you in the womb:“I am the LORD, who made everything, who alone stretched out the sky, who fashioned the earth all by myself,
  • Ps 136:5 : 5 to the one who used wisdom to make the heavens, for his loyal love endures,
  • 2 Pet 3:5 : 5 For they deliberately suppress this fact, that by the word of God heavens existed long ago and an earth was formed out of water and by means of water.
  • Acts 14:15 : 15 “Men, why are you doing these things? We too are men, with human natures just like you! We are proclaiming the good news to you, so that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and everything that is in them.
  • Jer 51:15 : 15 He is the one who by his power made the earth. He is the one who by his wisdom fixed the world in place, by his understanding he spread out the heavens.
  • Ps 115:15 : 15 May you be blessed by the LORD, the Creator of heaven and earth!
  • Prov 8:22-30 : 22 The LORD created me as the beginning of his works, before his deeds of long ago. 23 From eternity I have been fashioned, from the beginning, from before the world existed. 24 When there were no deep oceans I was born, when there were no springs overflowing with water; 25 before the mountains were set in place– before the hills– I was born, 26 before he made the earth and its fields, or the top soil of the world. 27 When he established the heavens, I was there; when he marked out the horizon over the face of the deep, 28 when he established the clouds above, when he secured the fountains of the deep, 29 when he gave the sea his decree that the waters should not pass over his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth, 30 then I was beside him as a master craftsman, and I was his delight day by day, rejoicing before him at all times,
  • Jer 10:12 : 12 The LORD is the one who by his power made the earth. He is the one who by his wisdom established the world. And by his understanding he spread out the skies.
  • Jer 32:17 : 17 ‘Oh, Sovereign LORD, you did indeed make heaven and earth by your mighty power and great strength. Nothing is too hard for you!
  • Rev 14:7 : 7 He declared in a loud voice:“Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has arrived, and worship the one who made heaven and earth, the sea and the springs of water!”
  • Zech 12:1 : 1 The Repentance of Judah This is an oracle, the LORD’s message concerning Israel: The LORD– he who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundations of the earth, who forms the human spirit within a person– says,
  • Isa 51:13 : 13 Why do you forget the LORD, who made you, who stretched out the sky and founded the earth? Why do you constantly tremble all day long at the anger of the oppressor, when he makes plans to destroy? Where is the anger of the oppressor?
  • Prov 3:19 : 19 By wisdom the LORD laid the foundation of the earth; he established the heavens by understanding.
  • Isa 40:26 : 26 Look up at the sky! Who created all these heavenly lights? He is the one who leads out their ranks; he calls them all by name. Because of his absolute power and awesome strength, not one of them is missing.
  • Ps 102:25 : 25 In earlier times you established the earth; the skies are your handiwork.
  • Ps 90:2 : 2 Even before the mountains came into existence, or you brought the world into being, you were the eternal God.
  • Ps 8:3 : 3 When I look up at the heavens, which your fingers made, and see the moon and the stars, which you set in place,
  • Heb 1:2 : 2 in these last days he has spoken to us in a son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he created the world.
  • 1 Cor 8:6 : 6 yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we live, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we live.
  • Rev 10:6 : 6 and swore by the one who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and what is in it, and the earth and what is in it, and the sea and what is in it,“There will be no more delay!
  • 1 John 1:1 : 1 ¶ The Prologue to the Letter This is what we proclaim to you: what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and our hands have touched(concerning the word of life–
  • Acts 4:24 : 24 When they heard this, they raised their voices to God with one mind and said,“Master of all, you who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and everything that is in them,
  • Rom 1:19-20 : 19 because what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20 For since the creation of the world his invisible attributes– his eternal power and divine nature– have been clearly seen, because they are understood through what has been made. So people are without excuse.
  • Ps 33:9 : 9 For he spoke, and it came into existence, he issued the decree, and it stood firm.
  • Ps 104:24 : 24 How many living things you have made, O LORD! You have exhibited great skill in making all of them; the earth is full of the living things you have made.
  • Isa 40:28 : 28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is an eternal God, the Creator of the whole earth. He does not get tired or weary; there is no limit to his wisdom.
  • Isa 37:16 : 16 “O LORD of Heaven’s Armies, O God of Israel, who is enthroned on the cherubim! You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the sky and the earth.
  • Ps 146:6 : 6 the one who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who remains forever faithful,
  • Ps 148:4-5 : 4 Praise him, O highest heaven, and you waters above the sky! 5 Let them praise the name of the LORD, for he gave the command and they came into existence.
  • Isa 51:16 : 16 Zion’s Time to Celebrate I commission you as my spokesman; I cover you with the palm of my hand, to establish the sky and to found the earth, to say to Zion,‘You are my people.’”
  • Ps 124:8 : 8 Our deliverer is the LORD, the Creator of heaven and earth.
  • Ps 89:11-12 : 11 The heavens belong to you, as does the earth. You made the world and all it contains. 12 You created the north and the south. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name.
  • Ps 33:6 : 6 By the LORD’s decree the heavens were made; and by the breath of his mouth all the starry hosts.
  • 1 Chr 16:26 : 26 For all the gods of the nations are worthless, but the LORD made the heavens.
  • Ps 121:2 : 2 My help comes from the LORD, the Creator of heaven and earth!
  • Ps 96:5 : 5 For all the gods of the nations are worthless, but the LORD made the sky.
  • Rom 11:36 : 36 For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever! Amen.
  • Heb 3:4 : 4 For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.
  • Mark 13:19 : 19 For in those days there will be suffering unlike anything that has happened from the beginning of the creation that God created until now, or ever will happen.
  • Eph 3:9 : 9 and to enlighten everyone about God’s secret plan– the mystery that has been hidden for ages in God who has created all things.
  • Ps 104:30 : 30 When you send your life-giving breath, they are created, and you replenish the surface of the ground.
  • Ps 134:3 : 3 May the LORD, the Creator of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion!
  • Prov 16:4 : 4 The LORD has worked everything for his own ends– even the wicked for the day of disaster.
  • Job 26:13 : 13 By his breath the skies became fair; his hand pierced the fleeing serpent.
  • Rev 3:14 : 14 To the Church in Laodicea“To the angel of the church in Laodicea write the following:“This is the solemn pronouncement of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the originator of God’s creation:
  • Isa 65:17 : 17 For look, I am ready to create new heavens and a new earth! The former ones will not be remembered; no one will think about them anymore.
  • Rev 22:13 : 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end!)
  • Matt 11:25 : 25 Jesus’ Invitation At that time Jesus said,“I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent, and have revealed them to little children.
  • Eccl 12:1 : 1 Fear God Now Because Old Age and Death Come Quickly So remember your Creator in the days of your youth– before the difficult days come, and the years draw near when you will say,“I have no pleasure in them”;
  • Rev 21:6 : 6 He also said to me,“It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the one who is thirsty I will give water free of charge from the spring of the water of life.

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