Genesis 1:26

Then God said, “Let Us (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) make man in Our image, according to Our likeness [not physical, but a spiritual personality and moral likeness]; and let them have complete authority over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the cattle, and over the entire earth, and over everything that creeps and crawls on the earth.”

James 3:9

With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the likeness of God.

Ephesians 4:24

and put on the new self [the regenerated and renewed nature], created in God’s image, [godlike] in the righteousness and holiness of the truth [living in a way that expresses to God your gratitude for your salvation].

Colossians 3:10

and have put on the new [spiritual] self who is being continually renewed in true knowledge in the image of Him who created the new self—

Genesis 9:6


“Whoever sheds man’s blood [unlawfully],
By man (judicial government) shall his blood be shed,
For in the image of God
He made man.

1 Corinthians 11:7

A man ought not have his head covered [during worship], since he is the image and [reflected] glory of God; but the woman is [the expression of] man’s glory.

Genesis 3:22

And the Lord God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us (Father, Son, Holy Spirit), knowing [how to distinguish between] good and evil; and now, he might stretch out his hand, and take from the tree of life as well, and eat [its fruit], and live [in this fallen, sinful condition] forever”—

Genesis 5:1

This is the book (the written record, the history) of the generations of [the descendants of] Adam. When God created man, He made him in the likeness of God [not physical, but a spiritual personality and moral likeness].

2 Corinthians 3:18

And we all, with unveiled face, continually seeing as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are progressively being transformed into His image from [one degree of] glory to [even more] glory, which comes from the Lord, [who is] the Spirit. Cross references: 2 Corinthians 3:3 : Ex 24:12; 31:18; 32:15, 16; Jer 31:33 2 Corinthians 3:6 : Jer 31:31 2 Corinthians 3:7 : Ex 34:29-35 2 Corinthians 3:17 : Is 61:1, 2 end of crossrefs

2 Corinthians 4:4

among them the god of this world [Satan] has blinded the minds of the unbelieving to prevent them from seeing the illuminating light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

Genesis 11:7

Come, let Us (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) go down and there confuse and mix up their language, so that they will not understand one another’s speech.”

Psalm 100:3


Know and fully recognize with gratitude that the Lord Himself is God;
It is He who has made us, not we ourselves [and we are His].
We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.

Ecclesiastes 7:29

Behold, I have found only this [as a reason]: God made man upright and uncorrupted, but they [both men and women] have sought out many devices [for evil].”

Isaiah 64:8


Yet, O Lord, You are our Father;
We are the clay, and You our Potter,
And we all are the work of Your hand.

John 5:17

But Jesus answered them, “My Father has been working until now [He has never ceased working], and I too am working.”

Acts 17:28-29

For in Him we live and move and exist [that is, in Him we actually have our being], as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we also are His children.’

Colossians 1:15

He is the exact living image [the essential manifestation] of the unseen God [the visible representation of the invisible], the firstborn [the preeminent one, the sovereign, and the originator] of all creation.

James 3:7

For every species of beasts and birds, of reptiles and sea creatures, is tamed and has been tamed by the human race.

1 John 5:7

For there are three witnesses:

Genesis 9:2-4

The fear and the terror of you shall be [instinctive] in every animal of the land and in every bird of the air; and together with everything that moves on the ground, and with all the fish of the sea; they are given into your hand.

Job 5:23


“For you will be in harmony with the stones of the field,
And the beasts of the field will be at peace with you.

Job 35:10


“But no one says, ‘Where is God my Maker,
Who gives songs [of rejoicing] in the night,

Psalm 8:4-8


What is man that You are mindful of him,
And the son of [earthborn] man that You care for him?

Psalm 104:20-24


You [O Lord] make darkness and it becomes night,
In which prowls about every wild beast of the forest.

Psalm 149:2


Let Israel rejoice in their Maker;
Let Zion’s children rejoice in their King.

Isaiah 6:8

Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I. Send me!”

Jeremiah 27:6

Now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, My servant and instrument, and I have also given the wild animals of the field to serve him.

John 14:23

Jesus answered, “If anyone [really] loves Me, he will keep My word (teaching); and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our dwelling place with him.

Acts 17:20

For you are bringing some startling and strange things to our ears; so we want to know what they mean.”

Acts 17:26

And He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands and territories.

Hebrews 2:6-9

But one has [solemnly] testified somewhere [in Scripture], saying,

What is man, that You are mindful of him,
Or the son of man, that You graciously care for him?

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Bible References

Let us

Genesis 3:22
And the Lord God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us (Father, Son, Holy Spirit), knowing [how to distinguish between] good and evil; and now, he might stretch out his hand, and take from the tree of life as well, and eat [its fruit], and live [in this fallen, sinful condition] forever”—
Genesis 11:7
Come, let Us (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) go down and there confuse and mix up their language, so that they will not understand one another’s speech.”
Job 35:10

“But no one says, ‘Where is God my Maker,
Who gives songs [of rejoicing] in the night,
Psalm 100:3

Know and fully recognize with gratitude that the Lord Himself is God;
It is He who has made us, not we ourselves [and we are His].
We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
Psalm 149:2

Let Israel rejoice in their Maker;
Let Zion’s children rejoice in their King.
Isaiah 64:8

Yet, O Lord, You are our Father;
We are the clay, and You our Potter,
And we all are the work of Your hand.
John 5:17
But Jesus answered them, “My Father has been working until now [He has never ceased working], and I too am working.”
John 14:23
Jesus answered, “If anyone [really] loves Me, he will keep My word (teaching); and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our dwelling place with him.
1 John 5:7
For there are three witnesses:

In our

Genesis 5:1
This is the book (the written record, the history) of the generations of [the descendants of] Adam. When God created man, He made him in the likeness of God [not physical, but a spiritual personality and moral likeness].
Genesis 9:6

“Whoever sheds man’s blood [unlawfully],
By man (judicial government) shall his blood be shed,
For in the image of God
He made man.
Ecclesiastes 7:29
Behold, I have found only this [as a reason]: God made man upright and uncorrupted, but they [both men and women] have sought out many devices [for evil].”
Acts 17:26
And He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands and territories.
1 Corinthians 11:7
A man ought not have his head covered [during worship], since he is the image and [reflected] glory of God; but the woman is [the expression of] man’s glory.
2 Corinthians 3:18
And we all, with unveiled face, continually seeing as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are progressively being transformed into His image from [one degree of] glory to [even more] glory, which comes from the Lord, [who is] the Spirit. Cross references: 2 Corinthians 3:3 : Ex 24:12; 31:18; 32:15, 16; Jer 31:33 2 Corinthians 3:6 : Jer 31:31 2 Corinthians 3:7 : Ex 34:29-35 2 Corinthians 3:17 : Is 61:1, 2 end of crossrefs
2 Corinthians 4:4
among them the god of this world [Satan] has blinded the minds of the unbelieving to prevent them from seeing the illuminating light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
Ephesians 4:24
and put on the new self [the regenerated and renewed nature], created in God’s image, [godlike] in the righteousness and holiness of the truth [living in a way that expresses to God your gratitude for your salvation].
Colossians 1:15
He is the exact living image [the essential manifestation] of the unseen God [the visible representation of the invisible], the firstborn [the preeminent one, the sovereign, and the originator] of all creation.
Colossians 3:10
and have put on the new [spiritual] self who is being continually renewed in true knowledge in the image of Him who created the new self—
James 3:9
With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the likeness of God.

Have dominion

Genesis 9:2
The fear and the terror of you shall be [instinctive] in every animal of the land and in every bird of the air; and together with everything that moves on the ground, and with all the fish of the sea; they are given into your hand.
Job 5:23

“For you will be in harmony with the stones of the field,
And the beasts of the field will be at peace with you.
Psalm 8:4

What is man that You are mindful of him,
And the son of [earthborn] man that You care for him?
Psalm 104:20

You [O Lord] make darkness and it becomes night,
In which prowls about every wild beast of the forest.
Ecclesiastes 7:29
Behold, I have found only this [as a reason]: God made man upright and uncorrupted, but they [both men and women] have sought out many devices [for evil].”
Jeremiah 27:6
Now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, My servant and instrument, and I have also given the wild animals of the field to serve him.
Acts 17:20
For you are bringing some startling and strange things to our ears; so we want to know what they mean.”
1 Corinthians 11:7
A man ought not have his head covered [during worship], since he is the image and [reflected] glory of God; but the woman is [the expression of] man’s glory.
2 Corinthians 3:18
And we all, with unveiled face, continually seeing as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are progressively being transformed into His image from [one degree of] glory to [even more] glory, which comes from the Lord, [who is] the Spirit. Cross references: 2 Corinthians 3:3 : Ex 24:12; 31:18; 32:15, 16; Jer 31:33 2 Corinthians 3:6 : Jer 31:31 2 Corinthians 3:7 : Ex 34:29-35 2 Corinthians 3:17 : Is 61:1, 2 end of crossrefs
Ephesians 4:24
and put on the new self [the regenerated and renewed nature], created in God’s image, [godlike] in the righteousness and holiness of the truth [living in a way that expresses to God your gratitude for your salvation].
Colossians 3:10
and have put on the new [spiritual] self who is being continually renewed in true knowledge in the image of Him who created the new self—
Hebrews 2:6
But one has [solemnly] testified somewhere [in Scripture], saying,

What is man, that You are mindful of him,
Or the son of man, that You graciously care for him?
James 3:7
For every species of beasts and birds, of reptiles and sea creatures, is tamed and has been tamed by the human race.

General references

Job 35:11

Who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth
And makes us wiser than the birds of the heavens?’
Proverbs 8:23

“From everlasting I was established and ordained,
From the beginning, before the earth existed, [I, godly wisdom, existed].
Song of Songs 1:11
(The Chorus)
“We will make for you chains and ornaments of gold,
[Studded] with beads of silver.”
John 1:3
All things were made and came into existence through Him; and without Him not even one thing was made that has come into being.