Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And God will say there shall be light, and there shall be light
New American Standard Bible
Then
King James Version
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
Holman Bible
Then God said, “Let there be light,”
International Standard Version
God said, "Let there be light!" So there was light.
A Conservative Version
And God said, Let there be light, and there was light.
American Standard Version
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
Amplified
And God said,
Bible in Basic English
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
Darby Translation
And God said, Let there be light. And there was light.
King James 2000
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And God said, "Let there be light!" And there was light.
Modern King James verseion
And God said, Let there be light. And there was light.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then God said, "Let there be light." And there was light.
NET Bible
God said, "Let there be light." And there was light!
New Heart English Bible
God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.
The Emphasized Bible
And God said - Light, be, And light was.
Webster
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
World English Bible
God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.
Youngs Literal Translation
and God saith, 'Let light be;' and light is.
Themes
Bible stories for children » Who made the world
Creation » Order of » First day, making light and dividing it from darkness
Darkness » What came out of darkness
Topics
Interlinear
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 1:3
Prayers for Genesis 1:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Creation
2 And the earth was desolation and emptiness, and darkness over the face of the deep: and the spirit of God moved over the face of the waters. 3 And God will say there shall be light, and there shall be light 4 And God will see the light that it is good, and God will separate between the light and between the darkness.
Phrases
Cross References
2 Corinthians 4:6
For God, having spoken light to shine out of darkness, who shone in our hearts, to the enlightening of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Psalm 33:6
By the word of Jehovah the heavens were made, and by the spirit of his mouth all their army.
Psalm 33:9
For he said, and it shall be; he commanded, and it will stand.
Psalm 148:5
They shall praise the name of Jehovah, for he commanded and they were created:
Job 36:30
Behold, he spread upon it his light, and he covered the roots of the sea.
Job 38:19
Where the way light shall dwell? and darkness, where its place?
Psalm 97:11
Light was sown for the just one, and gladness for the upright of heart
Psalm 104:2
Being covered with light as a garment: stretching forth the heavens as a curtain:
Psalm 118:27
God is Jehovah, and he will shine to us: make ye fast the festival with interweavings, even to the horns of the altar.
Isaiah 45:7
I shall form light and create darkness: making peace and creating evil: I Jehovah doing all these.
Isaiah 60:19
The sun shall be no more to thee for light by day, and for brightness the moon shall not shine to thee: and Jehovah was to thee for an eternal light, and thy God for thy glory.
Matthew 8:3
And having stretched forth the hand, Jesus touched him, saying, I will; be thou cleansed and instantly his leprosy was cleansed.
John 1:5
And light shines in darkness; and darkness comprehended it not.
John 1:9
The Light was true, which enlightens every man coming into the world.
John 3:19
And this is the judgment, that light has come into the world, and men rather loved darkness than light, for their works were evil.
John 11:43
And having said these, he cried out with a great voice, Lazarus, come out.
Ephesians 5:8
For ye were then darkness, and now light in the Lord: walk ye as children of light:
Ephesians 5:14
Wherefore he says, Awake, who sleeping, and arise from the dead, and Christ will enlighten thee.
1 Timothy 6:16
Who only having immortality, inhabiting inaccessible light; which none of men saw, nor can see; to whom honour and might forever. Amen.
1 John 1:5
And this is the message which we have heard from him, and we announce to you, that God is light, and no darkness is in him.
1 John 2:8
Again, I write a new command to you, which is true in him and in you: for the darkness is passed away, and the true light already shines.