And took his oath by him who is living for ever and ever, who made the heaven and the things in it, and the earth and the things in it, and the sea and the things in it, that there would be no more waiting:

At the first God made the heaven and the earth.

For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and the sea, and everything in them, and he took his rest on the seventh day: for this reason the Lord has given his blessing to the seventh day and made it holy.

Let your eyes be lifted up on high, and see: who has made these? He who sends out their numbered army: who has knowledge of all their names: by whose great strength, because he is strong in power, all of them are in their places.

This is what you are to say to them: The gods who have not made the heavens and the earth will be cut off from the earth and from under the heavens.

Ah Lord God! see, you have made the heaven and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm, and there is nothing you are not able to do:

From the first he was the Word, and the Word was in relation with God and was God.

The God who made the earth and everything in it, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, is not housed in buildings made with hands;

And make all men see what is the ordering of the secret which from the first has been kept in God who made all things;

For by him all things were made, in heaven and on earth, things seen and things unseen, authorities, lords, rulers, and powers; all things were made by him and for him;

But now, at the end of these days, it has come to us through his Son, to whom he has given all things for a heritage, and through whom he made the order of the generations;

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The Lord has made everything for his purpose, even the sinner for the day of evil.

For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things. To him be the glory for ever. So be it.

General references

Make a song in honour of his name: give praise and glory to him.

Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy is unchanging for ever.

All things came into existence through him, and without him nothing was.