58 Bible Verses about Creation
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In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth--
because all [things] in the heavens and on the earth were created by him, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers, all [things] were created through him and for him,
So God created humankind in his image, in the likeness of God he created him, male and female he created them.
Therefore if anyone [is] in Christ, [he is] a new creation; the old [things] have passed away; behold, new [things] have come.
And God said, "Let us make humankind in our image and according to our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of heaven, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every moving thing that moves upon the earth."
So God created the great sea creatures and every living creature [that] moves, [with] which the waters swarm, according to their kind, and every bird [with] wings according to its kind. And God saw that [it was] good.
because [in] six days Yahweh made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that [is] in them, and on the seventh day he rested. Therefore Yahweh blessed the seventh day and consecrated it.
And God saw everything that he had made and, behold, [it was] very good. And there was evening, and there was morning, a sixth day.
For from the creation of the world, his invisible [attributes], both his eternal power and deity, are discerned clearly, being understood in the things created, so that they are without excuse.
For thus says Yahweh, {who created} the heavens, he [is] God, {who formed} the earth and {who made} it. He himself established it; he did not create it [as] emptiness-- he formed it for inhabiting. "I [am] Yahweh and there is none besides [me].
By faith we understand the worlds were created by the word of God, in order that what is seen did not come into existence from what is visible.
and he himself is before all [things], and in him all [things] are held together,
All [things] came into being through him, and apart from him not one [thing] came into being that has come into being.
For we know that the whole creation groans together and suffers agony together until now.
who exchanged the truth of God with a lie, and worshiped and served the creation rather than the Creator, who is blessed for eternity. Amen.
For we are his creation, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, so that we may walk in them.
By the word of Yahweh [the] heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host.
So God made wild animals according to their kind and the cattle according to their kind, and every creeping thing of the earth according to its kind. And God saw that [it was] good.
and through him to reconcile all [things] to himself, [by] making peace through the blood of his cross, through him, whether things on earth or things in heaven.
yet to us [there is] one God, the Father, from whom [are] all [things], and we [are] for him, and [there is] one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom [are] all [things], and we [are] through him.
And God blessed the seventh day, and he sanctified it, because on it he rested from all his work {of creating that [there was] to do}.
because everything created by God [is] good and nothing [is to be] rejected [if it is] received with thankfulness,
"You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, because you have created all [things], and because of your will they existed and were created."
and put on the new man (in accordance with God), who is created in righteousness and holiness from the truth.
Lift your eyes up [on] high, and see! Who created these? The one who brings out their host by number. He calls all them by name. Because [he is] great of power and mighty of power, no man is missing.
Trickle, O heavens, from above, and let clouds trickle [with] righteousness; let [the] earth open so that salvation may be fruitful, and let it cause righteousness to sprout along with it. I myself, Yahweh, have created it.
form light and create darkness; make peace and create evil; I [am] Yahweh; do all these [things].
From Thematic Bible
Creation » Everything being created by the word of God (jesus Christ)
"And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: "This is what the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the originator of God's creation, says:
By the word of Yahweh [the] heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host.
yet to us [there is] one God, the Father, from whom [are] all [things], and we [are] for him, and [there is] one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom [are] all [things], and we [are] through him.
and to enlighten everyone [as to] what [is] the administration of the mystery hidden from the ages by God, who created all [things],
[Although] God spoke long ago in many parts and in many ways to the fathers by the prophets, in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son, whom he appointed heir of all [things], through whom also he made the world,
Creation » Display's God's wisdom » Nature's revelation
The heavens [are] telling the glory of God, and the firmament proclaims the work of his hands.
And yet he did not leave himself without witness [by] doing good, giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying [you] with food and your hearts with gladness."
For from the creation of the world, his invisible [attributes], both his eternal power and deity, are discerned clearly, being understood in the things created, so that they are without excuse.
Creation » Illustrative of » Renewal of the earth
[Because] all these things are being destroyed in this way, what sort of [people] must you be in holy behavior and godliness,
For look! I [am] about to create new heavens and a new earth, and the former things shall not be remembered, and they shall not {come to mind}.
But according to his promise, we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness resides.
Creation » Illustrative of » New Birth
Therefore if anyone [is] in Christ, [he is] a new creation; the old [things] have passed away; behold, new [things] have come.
For we are his creation, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, so that we may walk in them.
Creation » Order of » First day, making light and dividing it from darkness
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.
And God said, "Let there be light!" And there was light. And God saw the light, that [it was] good, and God caused [there to be] a separation between the light and between the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, [the] first day.
Creation » Effected » For God's pleasure
All Yahweh has made [is] for his purpose, and even the wicked for the day of trouble.
"You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, because you have created all [things], and because of your will they existed and were created."
Creation » Illustrative of » Daily renewal of saints
Create a clean heart for me, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit {within me}.
and put on the new man (in accordance with God), who is created in righteousness and holiness from the truth.
Creation » God to be praised for
"You alone are Yahweh. You alone have made the heavens, the heavens of the heavens, and all of their army, the earth and all that is in it, the waters and all that is in them. You give life to all of them, and the army of the heavens worship you.
Blessed [is the one] whose help [is] the God of Jacob, whose hope [is] on Yahweh [as] his God, who made heaven and earth, the sea and all that [is] in them, the one who keeps faith forever,
Creation » Exhibits » God as the sole object of worship
All of them are ashamed and indeed humiliated; [the] craftsmen of idols go together in insult.
For thus says Yahweh, {who created} the heavens, he [is] God, {who formed} the earth and {who made} it. He himself established it; he did not create it [as] emptiness-- he formed it for inhabiting. "I [am] Yahweh and there is none besides [me].
Creation » Effected » In the beginning
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth--
For at that time there will be great tribulation, such as has not happened from the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will happen.
Creation » Effected » In six days
because [in] six days Yahweh made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that [is] in them, and on the seventh day he rested. Therefore Yahweh blessed the seventh day and consecrated it.
It [is] a sign between me and the {Israelites} forever, because [in] six days Yahweh made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh he ceased and recovered."
Creation » Exhibits » God, Power of
Have you not known, or have you not heard? Yahweh [is] the God of eternity, [the] creator [of] the ends of the earth! He is not faint, and he does not grow weary! There is no searching his understanding.
Lift your eyes up [on] high, and see! Who created these? The one who brings out their host by number. He calls all them by name. Because [he is] great of power and mighty of power, no man is missing.
Creation » Effected » By God
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth--
These are the generations of heaven and earth when they were created, in the day [that] Yahweh God made earth and heaven-- {before any plant of the field was} on earth, and [before] {any plant of the field} had sprung up, because Yahweh God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was no human being to cultivate the ground,
Creation » Order of » Sixth day, making beasts of the earth, and man
And God said, "Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kind: cattle and moving things, and wild animals according to their kind." And it was so.
And God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it, and rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of heaven, and over every animal that moves upon the earth."
Creation » Leads to confidence
Blessed [is the one] whose help [is] the God of Jacob, whose hope [is] on Yahweh [as] his God, who made heaven and earth, the sea and all that [is] in them, the one who keeps faith forever,
Creation » Exhibits » God, Wisdom of
How many are your works, O Yahweh; all of them you have done in wisdom. The earth is full of your creatures.
Creation » The formation of things which had no previous existence
By faith we understand the worlds were created by the word of God, in order that what is seen did not come into existence from what is visible.
(just as it is written, "I have made you the father of many nations") before God, in whom he believed, the one who makes the dead alive and who calls the things that are not as [though] they are,
Creation » Glorifies God
All your works will praise you, O Yahweh, and your faithful ones will bless you.
Let them praise the name of Yahweh, because he commanded and they were created.
Creation » Effected » By the command of God
By faith we understand the worlds were created by the word of God, in order that what is seen did not come into existence from what is visible.
Creation » Effected » By the holy ghost
Creation » Effected » By Christ
He was in the world, and the world came into being through him, and the world did not recognize him.
All [things] came into being through him, and apart from him not one [thing] came into being that has come into being.
Creation » Effected » For Christ
because all [things] in the heavens and on the earth were created by him, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers, all [things] were created through him and for him,
Creation » Order of » Fourth day, placing the sun, moon, and stars to give light, &c
And God said, "Let there be lights in the vaulted dome of heaven {to separate day from night}, and let them be as signs and for appointed times, and for days and years, and they shall be as lights in the vaulted dome of heaven to give light on the earth." And it [was] so. And God made two lights, the greater light to rule the day and the smaller light to rule the night, and the stars. read more.
And God placed them in the vaulted dome of heaven to give light on the earth and to rule over the day and over the night, and to {separate light from darkness}. And God saw that [it was] good. And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.
Creation » Order of » Fifth day, making birds, insects, and fishes
And God said, "Let the waters swarm [with] swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly over the earth across the face of the vaulted dome of heaven. So God created the great sea creatures and every living creature [that] moves, [with] which the waters swarm, according to their kind, and every bird [with] wings according to its kind. And God saw that [it was] good. And God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth." read more.
And there was evening, and there was morning, a fifth day.
Creation » Order of » Third day, separating the land from the water, and making it fruitful
And God said, "Let the waters under heaven be gathered to one place, and let the dry ground appear." And it was so. And God called the dry ground "earth," and he called the collection of the waters "seas." And God saw that [it was] good. And God said, "Let the earth produce green plants [that will] bear seed--fruit trees bearing fruit {in which there is seed}--according to its kind, on the earth." And it was so. read more.
And the earth brought forth green plants bearing seed according to its kind, and trees bearing fruit {in which there was seed} according to its kind. And God saw that [it was] good. And there was evening and there was morning, a third day.
Creation » Order of » Second day, making the firmament or atmosphere, and separating the waters
And God said, "Let there be a vaulted dome in the midst of the waters, and {let it cause a separation between the waters}." So God made the vaulted dome, and he caused a separation between the waters which [were] under the vaulted dome and between the waters which were over the vaulted dome. And it was so. And God called the vaulted dome "heaven." And there was evening, and there was morning, a second day.
Creation » God rested from, on the seventh day
And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. And God blessed the seventh day, and he sanctified it, because on it he rested from all his work {of creating that [there was] to do}.
Creation » By faith we believe, to be God's work
By faith we understand the worlds were created by the word of God, in order that what is seen did not come into existence from what is visible.
Creation » Approved of by God
And God saw everything that he had made and, behold, [it was] very good. And there was evening, and there was morning, a sixth day.
Creation » Effected » According to God's purpose
All that Yahweh desires, he does, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all [the] depths.
Creation » Exhibits » The deity of God
For from the creation of the world, his invisible [attributes], both his eternal power and deity, are discerned clearly, being understood in the things created, so that they are without excuse.
Creation » Insignificance of man seen from
When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, [the] moon and [the] stars which you set in place-- what [is] a human being that you think of him? and a child of humankind that you care for him?
Creation » Groaneth because of sin
For we know that the whole creation groans together and suffers agony together until now.
Creation » Exhibits » The glory and handiwork of God
The heavens [are] telling the glory of God, and the firmament proclaims the work of his hands.
Creation » Exhibits » God, Goodness of
Creation » A subject of joy to angels
Creation » History of
Creation » Beginning of
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth--
The power of Christ » Exhibited in » Creation
He was in the world, and the world came into being through him, and the world did not recognize him.
All [things] came into being through him, and apart from him not one [thing] came into being that has come into being.
God, Power of » Exhibited in » Creation
Long ago you laid the foundation of the earth, and [the] heavens [are] the work of your hands.
[He is] the maker of [the] earth by his power, [who] created the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding he stretched out heaven.
Power, Of The Holy Spirit » Exhibited in » Creation
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.
Topics on Creation
Adam, Creation Of
Genesis 1:26-27And God said, "Let us make humankind in our image and according to our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of heaven, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every moving thing that moves upon the earth."
Christ's Role In Creation
John 1:3All [things] came into being through him, and apart from him not one [thing] came into being that has come into being.
Creation Causing Worship
Revelation 4:11"You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, because you have created all [things], and because of your will they existed and were created."
Creation Of All Mankind
Genesis 1:26And God said, "Let us make humankind in our image and according to our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of heaven, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every moving thing that moves upon the earth."
Creation Of The Earth
Genesis 1:10And God called the dry ground "earth," and he called the collection of the waters "seas." And God saw that [it was] good.
Creation Of The Physical Heavens
Genesis 1:1In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth--
Creation Of The Seas
Exodus 20:11because [in] six days Yahweh made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that [is] in them, and on the seventh day he rested. Therefore Yahweh blessed the seventh day and consecrated it.
Creation Of The Sky
Genesis 1:8And God called the vaulted dome "heaven." And there was evening, and there was morning, a second day.
Creation Of Woman
Genesis 2:18Then Yahweh God said, "[it is] not good [that] the man is alone. I will make for him a helper {as his counterpart}."
Creation Showing God's Nature
Job 12:7-10"But ask [the] animals, and they will teach you, and the birds of the heaven, and they will tell you;
Creation Spoilt By Sin
Genesis 3:17-19And to Adam he said, "Because you listened to the voice of your wife and you ate from the tree {from which I forbade you to eat}, the ground [shall be] cursed on your account. In pain you shall eat [from] it all the days of your life.
Creation, Origin Of
Nehemiah 9:6"You alone are Yahweh. You alone have made the heavens, the heavens of the heavens, and all of their army, the earth and all that is in it, the waters and all that is in them. You give life to all of them, and the army of the heavens worship you.
Creation, renewal of
2 Peter 3:10-12But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will disappear with a rushing noise, and the celestial bodies will be destroyed [by] being burned up, and the earth and the deeds [done] on it will be disclosed.
Earth, Creation Of
Exodus 20:11because [in] six days Yahweh made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that [is] in them, and on the seventh day he rested. Therefore Yahweh blessed the seventh day and consecrated it.
God Being Outside Of Creation
Psalm 113:4Yahweh [is] high above all nations; his glory [is] above the heavens.
God Sustaining Creation
Hebrews 1:3who is the radiance of his glory and the representation of his essence, sustaining all [things] by the word of power. [When he] had made purification for sins through him, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
God's Creation
Genesis 1:1In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth--
Humanities Responsibility To Creation
Genesis 1:28And God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it, and rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of heaven, and over every animal that moves upon the earth."
Man, Creation Of
Acts 17:26And he made from one [man] every nation of humanity to live on all the face of the earth, determining [their] fixed times and the fixed boundaries of their habitation,
Morality, And Creation
Deuteronomy 32:4The Rock, his work [is] perfect, for all his ways [are] just; [he is] a faithful God, and {without injustice}; righteous and upright [is] he.
Orderliness In Creation
Isaiah 45:12I myself made [the] earth, and I created humankind upon it. I, my hands, stretched out [the] heavens, and I commanded all their host.
Perfection Of Creation
Genesis 1:31And God saw everything that he had made and, behold, [it was] very good. And there was evening, and there was morning, a sixth day.
Purity Of New Creation
Ephesians 4:24and put on the new man (in accordance with God), who is created in righteousness and holiness from the truth.
Revelation, Through Creation
Psalm 19:1-6The heavens [are] telling the glory of God, and the firmament proclaims the work of his hands.
The Holy Spirit In Creation
Genesis 1:2Now 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.
The New Creation
2 Corinthians 5:17Therefore if anyone [is] in Christ, [he is] a new creation; the old [things] have passed away; behold, new [things] have come.
The Spirit's Role In Creation
Job 33:4The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of Shaddai gives life to me.
The Witness Of Creation
Revelation 4:11"You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, because you have created all [things], and because of your will they existed and were created."