58 Bible Verses about Creation
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In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
for all things in heaven and on earth were created by him -- all things, whether visible or invisible, whether thrones or dominions, whether principalities or powers -- all things were created through him and for him.
God created humankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them, male and female he created them.
So then, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; what is old has passed away -- look, what is new has come!
Then God said, "Let us make humankind in our image, after our likeness, so they may rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move on the earth."
God created the great sea creatures and every living and moving thing with which the water swarmed, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. God saw that it was good.
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.
God saw all that he had made -- and it was very good! There was evening, and there was morning, the sixth day.
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.
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.
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.
He himself is before all things and all things are held together in him.
All things were created by him, and apart from him not one thing was created that has been created.
They exchanged the truth of God for a lie and worshiped and served the creation rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.
For we are his workmanship, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works that God prepared beforehand so we may do them.
By the Lord's decree the heavens were made; by a mere word from his mouth all the stars in the sky were created.
God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the cattle according to their kinds, and all the creatures that creep along the ground according to their kinds. God saw that it was good.
and through him to reconcile all things to himself by making peace through the blood of his cross -- through him, whether things on earth or things in heaven.
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.
God blessed the seventh day and made it holy because on it he ceased all the work that he had been doing in creation.
For every creation of God is good and no food is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving.
"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!"
and to put on the new man who has been created in God's image -- in righteousness and holiness that comes from truth.
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.
O sky, rain down from above! Let the clouds send down showers of deliverance! Let the earth absorb it so salvation may grow, and deliverance may sprout up along with it. I, the Lord, create it.
I am the one who forms light and creates darkness; the one who brings about peace and creates calamity. I am the Lord, who accomplishes all these things.
From Thematic Bible
Creation » Everything being created by the word of God (jesus Christ)
"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:
By the Lord's decree the heavens were made; by a mere word from his mouth all the stars in the sky were created.
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.
and to enlighten everyone about God's secret plan -- a secret that has been hidden for ages in God who has created all things.
After God spoke long ago in various portions and in various ways to our ancestors through the prophets, 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.
Creation » Display's God's wisdom » Nature's revelation
For the music director; a psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; the sky displays his handiwork.
yet he did not leave himself without a witness by doing good, by giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying you with food and your hearts with joy."
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.
Creation » Illustrative of » Renewal of the earth
Since all these things are to melt away in this manner, what sort of people must we be, conducting our lives in holiness and godliness,
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.
But, according to his promise, we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness truly resides.
Creation » Illustrative of » New Birth
So then, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; what is old has passed away -- look, what is new has come!
For we are his workmanship, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works that God prepared beforehand so we may do them.
Creation » Order of » First day, making light and dividing it from darkness
For God, who said "Let light shine out of darkness," is the one who shined in our hearts to give us the light of the glorious knowledge of God in the face of Christ.
God said, "Let there be light." And there was light! God saw that the light was good, so God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light "day" and the darkness "night." There was evening, and there was morning, marking the first day.
Creation » Effected » For God's pleasure
The Lord works everything for its own ends -- even the wicked for the day of disaster.
"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!"
Creation » Illustrative of » Daily renewal of saints
Create for me a pure heart, O God! Renew a resolute spirit within me!
and to put on the new man who has been created in God's image -- in righteousness and holiness that comes from truth.
Creation » God to be praised for
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.
How blessed is the one whose helper is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God, the one who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who remains forever faithful,
Creation » Exhibits » God as the sole object of worship
They will all be ashamed and embarrassed; those who fashion idols will all be humiliated.
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.
Creation » Effected » In the beginning
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
For then there will be great suffering unlike anything that has happened from the beginning of the world until now, or ever will happen.
Creation » Effected » In six days
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.
It is a sign between me and the Israelites forever; for in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.'"
Creation » Exhibits » God, Power of
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.
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.
Creation » Effected » By God
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created -- when the Lord God made the earth and heavens. Now no shrub of the field had yet grown on the earth, and no plant of the field had yet sprouted, for the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground.
Creation » Order of » Sixth day, making beasts of the earth, and man
God said, "Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: cattle, creeping things, and wild animals, each according to its kind." It was so.
God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply! Fill the earth and subdue it! Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that moves on the ground."
Creation » Leads to confidence
How blessed is the one whose helper is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God, the one who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who remains forever faithful,
Creation » Exhibits » God, Wisdom of
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.
Creation » The formation of things which had no previous existence
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.
(as it is written, "I have made you the father of many nations"). He is our father in the presence of God whom he believed -- the God who makes the dead alive and summons the things that do not yet exist as though they already do.
Creation » Glorifies God
All he has made will give thanks to the Lord. Your loyal followers will praise you.
Let them praise the name of the Lord, for he gave the command and they came into existence.
Creation » Effected » By the command of God
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.
Creation » Effected » By the holy ghost
When you send your life-giving breath, they are created, and you replenish the surface of the ground.
Creation » Effected » By Christ
He was in the world, and the world was created by him, but the world did not recognize him.
All things were created by him, and apart from him not one thing was created that has been created.
Creation » Effected » For Christ
for all things in heaven and on earth were created by him -- all things, whether visible or invisible, whether thrones or dominions, whether principalities or powers -- all things were created through him and for him.
Creation » Order of » Fourth day, placing the sun, moon, and stars to give light, &c
God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them be signs to indicate seasons and days and years, and let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth." It was so. God made two great lights -- the greater light to rule over the day and the lesser light to rule over the night. He made the stars also. read more.
God placed the lights in the expanse of the sky to shine on the earth, to preside over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good. There was evening, and there was morning, a fourth day.
Creation » Order of » Fifth day, making birds, insects, and fishes
God said, "Let the water swarm with swarms of living creatures and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky." God created the great sea creatures and every living and moving thing with which the water swarmed, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. God saw that it was good. God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth." read more.
There was evening, and there was morning, a fifth day.
Creation » Order of » Third day, separating the land from the water, and making it fruitful
God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place and let dry ground appear." It was so. God called the dry ground "land" and the gathered waters he called "seas." God saw that it was good. God said, "Let the land produce vegetation: plants yielding seeds according to their kinds, and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds." It was so. read more.
The land produced vegetation -- plants yielding seeds according to their kinds, and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. God saw that it was good. There was evening, and there was morning, a third day.
Creation » Order of » Second day, making the firmament or atmosphere, and separating the waters
God said, "Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters and let it separate water from water. So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it. It was so. God called the expanse "sky." There was evening, and there was morning, a second day.
Creation » God rested from, on the seventh day
By the seventh day God finished the work that he had been doing, and he ceased on the seventh day all the work that he had been doing. God blessed the seventh day and made it holy because on it he ceased all the work that he had been doing in creation.
Creation » By faith we believe, to be God's work
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.
Creation » Approved of by God
God saw all that he had made -- and it was very good! There was evening, and there was morning, the sixth day.
Creation » Effected » According to God's purpose
He does whatever he pleases in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all the ocean depths.
Creation » Exhibits » The deity of God
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.
Creation » Insignificance of man seen from
When I look up at the heavens, which your fingers made, and see the moon and the stars, which you set in place, Of what importance is the human race, that you should notice them? Of what importance is mankind, that you should pay attention to them,
Creation » Groaneth because of sin
Creation » Exhibits » The glory and handiwork of God
For the music director; a psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; the sky displays his handiwork.
Creation » Exhibits » God, Goodness of
The Lord promotes equity and justice; the Lord's faithfulness extends throughout the earth.
Creation » A subject of joy to angels
Creation » History of
Creation » Beginning of
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
The power of Christ » Exhibited in » Creation
He was in the world, and the world was created by him, but the world did not recognize him.
All things were created by him, and apart from him not one thing was created that has been created.
God, Power of » Exhibited in » Creation
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.
Power, Of The Holy Spirit » Exhibited in » Creation
When you send your life-giving breath, they are created, and you replenish the surface of the ground.
Now the earth was without shape and empty, and darkness was over the surface of the watery deep, but the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the water.
Topics on Creation
Adam, Creation Of
Genesis 1:26-27Then God said, "Let us make humankind in our image, after our likeness, so they may rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move on the earth."
Christ's Role In Creation
John 1:3All things were created by him, and apart from him not one thing was created that has been created.
Creation Causing Worship
Revelation 4:11"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!"
Creation Of All Mankind
Genesis 1:26Then God said, "Let us make humankind in our image, after our likeness, so they may rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move on the earth."
Creation Of The Earth
Genesis 1:10God called the dry ground "land" and the gathered waters he called "seas." God saw that it was good.
Creation Of The Physical Heavens
Genesis 1:1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Creation Of The Seas
Exodus 20:11For 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.
Creation Of The Sky
Genesis 1:8God called the expanse "sky." There was evening, and there was morning, a second day.
Creation Of Woman
Genesis 2:18The Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a companion for him who corresponds to him."
Creation Showing God's Nature
Job 12:7-10"But now, ask the animals and they will teach you, or the birds of the sky and they will tell you.
Creation Spoilt By Sin
Genesis 3:17-19But to Adam he said, "Because you obeyed your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, 'You must not eat from it,' cursed is the ground thanks to you; in painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.
Creation, Origin Of
Nehemiah 9:6You 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.
Creation, renewal of
2 Peter 3:10-12But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; when it comes, the heavens will disappear with a horrific noise, and the celestial bodies will melt away in a blaze, and the earth and every deed done on it will be laid bare.
Earth, Creation Of
Exodus 20:11For 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.
God Being Outside Of Creation
Psalm 113:4The Lord is exalted over all the nations; his splendor reaches beyond the sky.
God Sustaining Creation
Hebrews 1:3The Son is the radiance of his glory and the representation of his essence, and he sustains all things by his powerful word, and so when he had accomplished cleansing for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
God's Creation
Genesis 1:1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Humanities Responsibility To Creation
Genesis 1:28God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply! Fill the earth and subdue it! Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that moves on the ground."
Man, Creation Of
Acts 17:26From one man he made every nation of the human race to inhabit the entire earth, determining their set times and the fixed limits of the places where they would live,
Morality, And Creation
Deuteronomy 32:4As for the Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are just. He is a reliable God who is never unjust, he is fair and upright.
Orderliness In Creation
Isaiah 45:12I made the earth, I created the people who live on it. It was me -- my hands stretched out the sky, I give orders to all the heavenly lights.
Perfection Of Creation
Genesis 1:31God saw all that he had made -- and it was very good! There was evening, and there was morning, the sixth day.
Purity Of New Creation
Ephesians 4:24and to put on the new man who has been created in God's image -- in righteousness and holiness that comes from truth.
Revelation, Through Creation
Psalm 19:1-6For the music director; a psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; the sky displays his handiwork.
The Holy Spirit In Creation
Genesis 1:2Now the earth was without shape and empty, and darkness was over the surface of the watery deep, but the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the water.
The New Creation
2 Corinthians 5:17So then, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; what is old has passed away -- look, what is new has come!
The Spirit's Role In Creation
Job 33:4The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
The Witness Of Creation
Revelation 4:11"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!"