In the beginning God created heaven and earth.

The Earth was void and empty and darkness was upon the deep, and the spirit of God moved upon the water.

Then God said, "Let there be light." And there was light.

And God saw the light that it was good: and divided the light from the darkness,

And God said, "Let there be a firmament between the waters, and let it divide the waters asunder."

Then God made the firmament, and parted the waters which were under the firmament, from the waters that were above the firmament: And it was so.

And God called the firmament "heaven." And so of the evening and morning was made the second day.

And God said, "Let the waters that are under heaven gather themselves unto one place, that the dry land may appear." And it came so to pass.

And God called the dry land "the earth" and the gathering together of waters called he "the sea." And God saw that it was good.

And God said, "Let the earth bring forth herb and grass that sow seed, and fruitful trees that bear fruit, every one in his kind, having their seed in themselves, upon the earth." And it came so to pass.

And the earth brought forth herb and grass sowing seed, every one in his kind, and trees bearing fruit and having their seed in themselves, every one in his kind. And God saw that it was good:

Then said God, "Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven, to divide the day from the night; that they may be unto signs, seasons, days and years.

And God made two great lights: a greater light to rule the day, and a lesser light to rule the night; and he made stars also.

And God put them in the firmament of heaven to shine upon the earth,

and to rule the day and the night, and to divide the light from darkness. And God saw that it was good:

And God said, "Let the water bring forth creatures that move and have life, and fowls for to fly over the earth under the firmament of heaven."

And God created great whales and all manner of creatures that live and move, which the waters brought forth in their kinds, and all manner of feathered fowls in their kinds. And God saw that it was good:

and God blessed them, saying, "Grow and multiply, and fill the waters of the seas, and let the fowls multiply upon the earth."

And God said, "Let the earth bring forth living creatures in their kinds: cattle and worms and beasts of the earth in their kinds." And so it came to pass.

And God made the beasts of the earth in their kinds, and cattle in their kinds, and all manner worms of the earth in their kinds: and God saw that it was good.

And God said, "Let us make man in our similitude and after our likeness: that he may have rule over the fish of the sea, and over the fowls of the air, and over cattle, and over all the earth, and over all worms that creep on the earth."

And God created man after his likeness, after the likeness of God created he him; male and female created he them.

And God blessed them, and God said unto them, "Grow and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fishes of the sea, and over the fowls of the air, and over all the beasts that move on the earth.

And God said, "See, I have given you all herbs that sow seed which are on all the earth, and all manner trees that have fruit in them and sow seed; to be meat for you,

And God beheld all that he had made, and lo they were exceeding good: and so of the evening and morning was made the sixth day.

and in the seventh day God ended his work which he had made and rested in the seventh day from all his works which he had made.

And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it; for in it he rested from all his works which he had created and made.

These are the generations of heaven and earth when they were created, in the time when the LORD God created heaven and earth

and all the shrubs of the field before they were in the earth. And all the herbs of the field before they sprang: for the LORD God had yet sent no rain upon the earth, neither was there yet any man to till the earth.

Then the LORD God shope man, even of the mold of the earth, and breathed into his face the breath of life. So man was made a living soul.

The LORD God also planted a garden in Eden from the beginning, and there he set man whom he had formed.

And the LORD God made to spring out of the earth, all manner trees beautiful to the sight and pleasant to eat; and the tree of life in the midst of the garden, and also the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

And the LORD God took Adam and put him in the garden of Eden, to dress it and to keep it.

And the LORD God commanded Adam, saying, "Of all the trees of the garden see thou eat:

But of the tree of knowledge of good and bad see that thou eat not: For even the same day thou eatest of it, thou shalt surely die.

And the LORD God said, "It is not good that man should be alone. I will make him a helper to bear him company."

And after that the LORD God had made of the earth all manner beasts of the field, and all manner fowls of the air, he brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them. And as Adam called all manner living beasts: even so are their names.

Then the LORD God cast a slumber on Adam, and he slept. And then he took out one of his ribs, and in stead thereof he filled up the place with flesh.

And the LORD God made of the rib which he took out of Adam, a woman, and brought her unto Adam.

But the serpent was subtler than all the beasts of the field which the LORD God had made; and said unto the woman, "Ah sir, that God hath said, ye shall not eat of all manner trees in the garden."

but of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, said God, see that ye eat not, and see that ye touch it not: lest ye die."

but God doth know, that whensoever ye should eat of it, your eyes should be opened and ye should be as God and know both good and evil."

And the woman saw that it was a good tree to eat of, and lusty unto the eyes, and a pleasant tree for to make wise. And took of the fruit of it and ate, and gave unto her husband also with her, and he ate.

And they heard the voice of the LORD God as he walked in the garden in the cool of the day. And Adam hid himself and his wife also from the face of the LORD God, among the trees of the garden.

And the LORD God called Adam and said unto him, "Where art thou?"

And the LORD God said unto the woman, "Wherefore didst thou so?" And the woman answered, "The serpent deceived me and I ate."

And the LORD God said unto the serpent, "Because thou hast so done, most cursed be thou of all cattle and of all beasts of the field. Upon thy belly shalt thou go, and earth shalt thou eat all days of thy life.

And the LORD God made Adam and his wife garments of skins, and put them on them.

And the LORD God said, "Lo, Adam is become as it were one of us, in knowledge of good and evil. But now lest he stretch forth his hand and take also of the tree of life and eat and live ever -"

and the LORD God cast him out of the garden of Eden, to till the earth whence he was taken.

Then said Lamech unto his wives Adah and Zillah, "Hear my voice ye wives of Lamech, and hearken unto my words, for I have slain a man and wounded myself, and have slain a young man, and got myself stripes.

Adam also lay with his wife yet again, and she bare a son and called his name Seth: "For God," said she, "hath given me another son for Abel whom Cain slew."

This is the book of the generation of man, in the day when God created man and made him after the similitude of God.

And Enoch walked with God, after he had begot Methuselah, three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

and then Enoch lived a godly life, and was no more seen - for God took him away.

the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair, and took unto them wives, which they best liked among them all.

There were tyrants in the world in those days. For after that the children of God had gone in unto the daughters of men and had begotten them children, the same children were the mightiest of the world and men of renown.

These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man and uncorrupt in his time, and walked with God.

And the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and was full of mischief.

And God looked upon the earth, and lo it was corrupt: for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.

Then said God to Noah, "The end of all flesh is come before me, for the earth is full of their mischief. And lo, I will destroy them with the earth.

And Noah did according to all that God commanded him.

came in by couples of every kind unto Noah into the ark: a male and a female: even as God commanded Noah.

And they that came, came male and female of every flesh according as God commanded him: and the LORD shut the door upon him.

And God remembered Noah and all the beasts and all the cattle that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind to blow upon the earth, and the waters ceased;

And God spake unto Noah saying,

And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, "Increase and multiply and fill the earth.

so that he which sheddeth man's blood, shall have his blood shed by man again: for God made man after his own likeness.

Furthermore, God spake unto Noah and to his sons with him saying,

And God said, "This is the token of my covenant which I make between me and you, and between all living thing, that is with you forever:

The bow shall be in the clouds, and I will look upon it, to remember the everlasting covenant between God and all that liveth upon the earth, whatsoever flesh it be."

And God said unto Noah, "This is the sign of the covenant which I have made between me and all flesh that is on the earth."

And he said, "Blessed be the LORD God of Shem, and Canaan be his servant.

God increase Japheth that he may dwell in the tents of Shem. And Canaan be their servant."

Then the LORD said unto Abram, "Get thee out of thy country and from thy kindred; and out of thy father's house, into a land which I will show thee.

But God plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues, because of Sarai, Abram's wife.

Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine. And he being the priest of the most highest God, blessed him, saying,

"Blessed be Abram unto the most highest God, possessor of heaven and earth.

And blessed be God the most highest, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hands." And Abram gave him tithes of all.

And Abram answered the king of Sodom, "I lift up my hand unto the LORD God most high, possessor of heaven and earth,

After these deeds, the word of God came unto Abram in a vision, saying, "Fear not Abram, I am thy shield; and thy reward shall be exceeding great."

And he said, "LORD God, whereby shall I know that I shall possess it?"

And he said unto him, "Take a heifer of three years old, and a she-goat of three years old, and a three year old ram, a turtle dove and a young pigeon."

Nevertheless, thou shalt go unto thy fathers in peace, and shalt be buried when thou art of a good age:

And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, "Thou art the God that lookest on me," for she said, "I have of a surety seen here the back parts of him that seeth me."

When Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to him saying, "I am the almighty God: walk before me and be uncorrupt.

And Abram fell on his face. And God talked moreover with him, saying,

Moreover, I will make my covenant between me, and thee, and thy seed after thee; in their times to be an everlasting testament, so that I will be God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.

And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger: even all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession, and will be their God."

And God said unto Abraham, "See thou keep my covenant, both thou and thy seed after thee in their times.

If there be any uncircumcised manchild, that hath not the foreskin of his flesh cut off, his soul shall perish from his people: because he hath broken my covenant."

And God said unto Abraham, "Sarai, thy wife, shall no more be called Sarai: but Sara shall her name be.

And Abraham said unto God, "O that Ishmael might live in thy sight!"

Then said God, "Nay. Sara thy wife shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name Isaac. And I will make my covenant with him, that it shall be an everlasting covenant unto his seed after him.

And God left off talking with him, and departed up from Abraham.

And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all the servants born in his house, and all that was bought with money; as many as were men children among the men of Abraham's house, and circumcised the foreskin of their flesh, even the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.

Abraham was ninety years old and nine when he cut off the foreskin of his flesh.

And Abraham ran unto his beasts and fetched a calf that was tender and good, and gave it unto a young man, which made it ready at once.

And there came two angels to Sodom at even. And Lot sat at the gate of the city. And Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them, and he bowed himself to the ground with his face.

and said, "Nay. For God's sake, brethren, do not so wickedly.