Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
And God said, "Let there be light!" And there was 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.
Julia Smith Translation
And God will say there shall be light, and there shall be light
King James 2000
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
'elohiym
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 1:3
Prayers for Genesis 1:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Creation
2 Now the earth was formless and empty, and darkness [was] over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God [was] hovering over the surface of the waters. 3 And God said, "Let there be light!" And there was light. 4 And God saw the light, that [it was] good, and God caused [there to be] a separation between the light and between the darkness.
Phrases
Cross References
2 Corinthians 4:6
For God who said, "Light will shine out of darkness," [is the one] who has shined in our hearts for the enlightenment of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.
Psalm 33:6
By the word of Yahweh [the] heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host.
Psalm 33:9
For {he himself spoke} and it came to pass. {He himself commanded} and it stood firm.
Psalm 148:5
Let them praise the name of Yahweh, because he commanded and they were created.
Job 36:30
Look, he scatters his lightning around him, and he covers the roots of the sea.
Job 38:19
"Where then [is] the way [where] [the] light dwells? And where then [is] its place,
Psalm 97:11
Light [is] sown for the righteous, and joy for [the] upright in heart.
Psalm 104:2
[you] who cover [yourself] with light as [with] a garment, who stretch out [the] heavens like a tent curtain,
Psalm 118:27
Yahweh is God, and he has given us light. Bind [the] festal sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.
Isaiah 45:7
form light and create darkness; make peace and create evil; I [am] Yahweh; do all these [things].
Isaiah 60:19
The sun shall no longer be your light by day, and for bright light the moon shall not give you light, but Yahweh will be your everlasting light, and your God your glory.
Matthew 8:3
And extending his hand he touched him, saying, "I am willing, be clean." And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
John 1:5
And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.
John 1:9
The true light, who gives light to every person, was coming into the world.
John 3:19
And this is the judgment: that the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light, because their deeds were evil.
John 11:43
And [when he] had said these [things], he cried out with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!"
Ephesians 5:8
for you were formerly darkness, but now [you are] light in the Lord. Live like children of light
Ephesians 5:14
for everything made visible is light. Therefore it says, Wake up, sleeper, and rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.
1 Timothy 6:16
the [one who] alone possesses immortality, who lives [in] unapproachable light, whom no human being has seen nor is able to see, to whom [be] honor and eternal power. Amen.
1 John 1:5
And this is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light and there [is] no darkness in him at all.
1 John 2:8
Again, I am writing a new commandment to you, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light already is shining.