Genesis 1:4 - Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ And God saw the light, that it was good; and so he divided the light from the darknesses.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ And God saw that the light was good (suitable, pleasant) and He approved it; and God separated the light from the darkness. [II Cor. 4:6.]

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

Common English Bible

⁴ God saw how good the light was. God separated the light from the darkness.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴ And God saw the light that it was good; and he divided the light from the darkness.

English Standard Version 2016

⁴ And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness.

Genesis 1:4 Cross References

Genesis 1:10

And God called the dry land, 'Earth,' and he called the gathering of the waters, 'Seas.' And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:12

And the land brought forth green plants, both those producing seed, according to their kind, and trees producing fruit, with each having its own way of sowing, according to its species. And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:18

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

Genesis 1:25

And God made the wild beasts of the earth according to their species, and the cattle, and every animal on the land, according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:31

And God saw everything that he had made. And they were very good. And it became evening and morning, the sixth day.

Psalm 145:10

The Lord shall reign forever: your God, O Zion, from generation to generation.

Psalm 145:9

The Lord watches over new arrivals. He will support the orphan and the widow. And he will destroy the ways of sinners.

Ecclesiastes 11:7

Light is pleasant, and it is delightful for the eyes to see the sun.

Ecclesiastes 2:13

And I saw that wisdom surpasses foolishness, so much so that they differ as much as light from darkness.

Isaiah 45:7

I form the light and create the darkness. I make peace and create disaster. I, the Lord, do all these things.