Genesis 1:1 - American Standard Version (1901)

¹ In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ IN THE beginning God (prepared, formed, fashioned, and) created the heavens and the earth. [Heb. 11:3.]

Common English Bible

¹ When God began to create the heavens and the earth—

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ In the beginning, God created heaven and earth.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹ In the beginning God created heaven, and earth.

English Standard Version 2016

¹ In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

Genesis 1:1 Cross References

2 Kings 19:15

And Hezekiah prayed before Jehovah, and said, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, that sittest above the cherubim, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.

1 Chronicles 16:26

For all the gods of the peoples are idols: But Jehovah made the heavens.

2 Chronicles 2:11

Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, Because Jehovah loveth his people, he hath made thee king over them.

Nehemiah 9:6

Thou art Jehovah, even thou alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all things that are thereon, the seas and all that is in them, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.

Job 26:13

By his Spirit the heavens are garnished; His hand hath pierced the swift serpent.

Job 38:4

Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast understanding.

Job 9:8

That alone stretcheth out the heavens, And treadeth upon the waves of the sea;

Psalm 102:25

Of old didst thou lay the foundation of the earth; And the heavens are the work of thy hands.

Psalm 104:24

O Jehovah, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all: The earth is full of thy riches.

Psalm 104:30

Thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created; And thou renewest the face of the ground.

Psalm 115:15

Blessed are ye of Jehovah, Who made heaven and earth.

Psalm 121:2

My help cometh from Jehovah, Who made heaven and earth.

Psalm 124:8

Our help is in the name of Jehovah, Who made heaven and earth.

Psalm 134:3

Jehovah bless thee out of Zion; Even he that made heaven and earth.

Psalm 136:5

To him that by understanding made the heavens; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:

Psalm 146:6

Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that in them is; Who keepeth truth for ever;

Psalm 33:6

By the word of Jehovah were the heavens made, And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

Psalm 33:9

For he spake, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.

Psalm 8:3

When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, The moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

Psalm 8:4

What is man, that thou art mindful of him? And the son of man, that thou visitest him?

Psalm 90:2

Before the mountains were brought forth, Or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.

Psalm 96:5

For all the gods of the peoples are idols; But Jehovah made the heavens.

Exodus 20:11

for in six days Jehovah made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore Jehovah blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

Exodus 31:18

And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, the two tables of the testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.

Proverbs 16:4

Jehovah hath made everything for its own end; Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

Proverbs 3:19

Jehovah by wisdom founded the earth; By understanding he established the heavens.

Ecclesiastes 12:1

Remember also thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

Isaiah 37:16

O Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, that sittest above the cherubim, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.

Isaiah 40:21

Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?

Isaiah 40:26

Lift up your eyes on high, and see who hath created these, that bringeth out their host by number; he calleth them all by name; by the greatness of his might, and for that he is strong in power, not one is lacking.

Isaiah 40:28

Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard? The everlasting God, Jehovah, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary; there is no searching of his understanding.

Isaiah 42:5

Thus saith God Jehovah, he that created the heavens, and stretched them forth; he that spread abroad the earth and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:

Isaiah 44:24

Thus saith Jehovah, thy Redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb: I am Jehovah, that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth (who is with me?);

Isaiah 45:18

For thus saith Jehovah that created the heavens, the God that formed the earth and made it, that established it and created it not a waste, that formed it to be inhabited: I am Jehovah; and there is none else.

Isaiah 51:13

and hast forgotten Jehovah thy Maker, that stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and fearest continually all the day because of the fury of the oppressor, when he maketh ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?

Isaiah 51:16

And I have put my words in thy mouth, and have covered thee in the shadow of my hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people.

Isaiah 65:17

For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.

Jeremiah 10:12

He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding hath he stretched out the heavens.

Jeremiah 32:17

Ah Lord Jehovah! behold, thou hast made the heavens and the earth by thy great power and by thine outstretched arm; there is nothing too hard for thee,

Jeremiah 51:15

He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding hath he stretched out the heavens.

Zechariah 12:1

The burden of the word of Jehovah concerning Israel. Thus saith Jehovah, who stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him:

Matthew 11:25

At that season Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and understanding, and didst reveal them unto babes:

Mark 13:19

For those days shall be tribulation, such as there hath not been the like from the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never shall be.

Acts 14:15

and saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and bring you good tidings, that ye should turn from these vain things unto a living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all that in them is:

Acts 17:24

The God that made the world and all things therein, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;

Acts 4:24

And they, when they heard it, lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, O Lord, thou that didst make the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all that in them is:

Romans 11:36

For of him, and through him, and unto him, are all things. To him be the glory for ever. Amen.

1 Corinthians 8:6

yet to us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we unto him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we through him.

Ephesians 3:9

and to make all men see what is the dispensation of the mystery which for ages hath been hid in God who created all things;

Hebrews 1:10

And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning didst lay the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the works of thy hands:

Hebrews 1:2

hath at the end of these days spoken unto us in his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds;

Hebrews 11:3

By faith we understand that the worlds have been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen hath not been made out of things which appear.

Hebrews 3:4

For every house is builded by some one; but he that built all things is God.

2 Peter 3:5

For this they wilfully forget, that there were heavens from of old, and an earth compacted out of water and amidst water, by the word of God;

1 John 1:1

That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we beheld, and our hands handled, concerning the Word of life

Revelation 10:6

and sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created the heaven and the things that are therein, and the earth and the things that are therein, and the sea and the things that are therein, that there shall be delay no longer:

Revelation 14:7

and he saith with a great voice, Fear God, and give him glory; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made the heaven and the earth and sea and fountains of waters.

Revelation 21:6

And he said unto me, They are come to pass. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.

Revelation 22:13

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.

Revelation 3:14

And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God:

Revelation 4:11

Worthy art thou, our Lord and our God, to receive the glory and the honor and the power: for thou didst create all things, and because of thy will they were, and were created.