Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
and God saith, 'Let light be;' and light is.
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.
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.
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 the earth hath existed waste and void, and darkness is on the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God fluttering on the face of the waters, 3 and God saith, 'Let light be;' and light is. 4 And God seeth the light that it is good, and God separateth between the light and the darkness,
Phrases
Cross References
2 Corinthians 4:6
because it is God who said, Out of darkness light is to shine, who did shine in our hearts, for 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 have been made, And by the breath of His mouth all their host.
Psalm 33:9
For He hath said, and it is, He hath commanded, and it standeth.
Psalm 148:5
They do praise the name of Jehovah, For He commanded, and they were created.
Job 36:30
Lo, He hath spread over it His light, And the roots of the sea He hath covered,
Job 38:19
Where is this -- the way light dwelleth? And darkness, where is this -- its place?
Psalm 97:11
Light is sown for the righteous, And for the upright of heart -- joy.
Psalm 104:2
Covering himself with light as a garment, Stretching out the heavens as a curtain,
Psalm 118:27
God is Jehovah, and He giveth to us light, Direct ye the festal-sacrifice with cords, Unto the horns of the altar.
Isaiah 45:7
Forming light, and preparing darkness, Making peace, and preparing evil, I am Jehovah, doing all these things.'
Isaiah 60:19
To thee no more is the sun for a light by day, And for brightness the moon giveth not light to thee, And Jehovah hath become to thee A light age-during, and thy God thy beauty.
Matthew 8:3
and having stretched forth the hand, Jesus touched him, saying, 'I will, be thou cleansed,' and immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
John 1:5
and the light in the darkness did shine, and the darkness did not perceive it.
John 1:9
He was the true Light, which doth enlighten every man, coming to the world;
John 3:19
'And this is the judgment, that the light hath come to the world, and men did love the darkness rather than the light, for their works were evil;
John 11:43
And these things saying, with a loud voice he cried out, 'Lazarus, come forth;'
Ephesians 5:8
for ye were once darkness, and now light in the Lord; as children of light walk ye,
Ephesians 5:14
wherefore he saith, 'Arouse thyself, thou who art sleeping, and arise out of the dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee.'
1 Timothy 6:16
who only is having immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable, whom no one of men did see, nor is able to see, to whom is honour and might age-during! Amen.
1 John 1:5
And this is the message that we have heard from Him, and announce to you, that God is light, and darkness in Him is not at all;
1 John 2:8
again, a new command I write to you, which thing is true in him and in you, because the darkness doth pass away, and the true light doth now shine;