Genesis 1:29 - Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁹ And God said: "Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant upon the earth, and all the trees that have in themselves the ability to sow their own kind, to be food for you,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁹ And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁹ And God said, See, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the land and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall have them for food.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁹ And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for food:

Common English Bible

²⁹ Then God said, “I now give to you all the plants on the earth that yield seeds and all the trees whose fruit produces its seeds within it. These will be your food.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁹ And God said: Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed upon the earth, and all trees that have in themselves seed of their own kind, to be your meat:

English Standard Version 2016

²⁹ And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food.

Genesis 1:29 Cross References

Genesis 2:16

And he instructed him, saying: "From every tree of Paradise, you shall eat.

Genesis 6:21

Therefore, you shall take with you from all the foods that are able to be eaten, and you shall carry these with you. And these shall be used as food, some for you, and the rest for them."

Genesis 9:3

And everything that moves and lives will be food for you. Just as with the edible plants, I have delivered them all to you,

Job 36:31

For he judges the people by these things, and he gives food to a multitude of mortals.

Psalm 111:5

Pleasing is the man who shows mercy and lends. He will order his words with judgment.

Psalm 146:7

Sing before the Lord with confession. Play psalms to our God on a stringed instrument.

Psalm 147:9

He has not done so much for every nation, and he has not made his judgments manifest to them. Alleluia.

Psalm 24:1

Unto the end. A Psalm of David. To you, Lord, I have lifted up my soul.

Isaiah 33:16

Such a one will live on high; the fortification of rocks will be his lofty place. Bread has been given to him; his waters are reliable.

Hosea 2:8

And she did not know that I gave her grain and wine and oil, and that I increased her silver and gold, which they made into Baal.

Matthew 6:11

Give us this day our life-sustaining bread.

Acts 14:17

And by saying these things, they were barely able to restrain the crowds from immolating to them.

Acts 17:28

'For in him we live, and move, and exist.' Just as some of your own poets have said. 'For we are also of his family.'

1 Timothy 4:3

prohibiting marriage, abstaining from foods, which God has created to be accepted with thanksgiving by the faithful and by those who have understood the truth.

1 Timothy 6:17

Instruct the wealthy of this age not to have a superior attitude, nor to hope in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, who offers us everything in abundance to enjoy,