Genesis 1:3 - Easy To Read Version

³ Then God said, “Let there be light!” [2] And light began to shine.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ And God said, Let there be light; and there was light.

American Standard Version (1901)

³ And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

Common English Bible

³ God said, “Let there be light.” And so light appeared.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ And God said, "Let there be light." And light became.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³ And God said: Be light made. And light was made.

Genesis 1:3 Cross References

Genesis 2:4

This is the history of the sky and the earth. This is the story about the things that happened at the time God made the earth and the sky.

Job 36:30

Look, God spread the lightning\par over the earth and covered\par the deepest part of the ocean.\par

Job 38:19

“Job, where does light come from?\par Where does darkness come from?\par

Psalm 104:2

You wear light like a person wears a robe.\par You spread the skies like a curtain.\par

Psalm 118:27

The Lord is God.\par And he accepts us.\par Tie up the lamb for the sacrifice {\cf2\super [583]} \par \{and carry it\} to the horns of the altar.” {\cf2\super [584]} \par

Psalm 148:5

Praise the Lord’s name.\par Why? Because God gave the command,\par and we were all created!\par

Psalm 33:6

The Lord spoke the command,\par and the world was made.\par The breath from God’s mouth\par created everything on earth.\par

Psalm 33:9

Why? Because God just gives a command,\par and that thing happens.\par And if he says, “Stop!”\par then that thing will stop. {\cf2\super [207]} \par

Psalm 97:11

Light and happiness shine on good people.\par

Isaiah 45:7

I made the light,\par and I made darkness.\par I make peace,\par and I make troubles.\par I am the Lord—\par and I do all these things.\par

Isaiah 60:19

“The sun will no longer be your light\par during the day.\par The light from the moon will no longer\par be your light \{at night\}.\par Because the Lord will be your light forever.\par Your God will be your glory.\par

Matthew 8:3

Jesus touched the man. Jesus said, “I want to heal you. Be healed!” And immediately the man was healed from his leprosy. {\cf2\super [88]}

John 1:5

The Light shines in the darkness. The darkness has not defeated {\cf2\super [2]} the Light.

John 1:9

The true Light was coming into the world. This is the true Light that gives light to all people.

John 11:43

After Jesus said this he called in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”

John 3:19

People are judged by this fact: The Light (goodness) has come into the world. But people did not want light. They wanted darkness (sin). Why? Because they were doing evil things.

2 Corinthians 4:6

God once said, “The light will shine out of the darkness!” And this is the same God who made his light shine in our hearts. He gave us light by letting us know the glory of God that is in the face of Christ.

Ephesians 5:14

And everything that is made easy to see can become light. This is why we say:

Ephesians 5:8

In the past you were \{full of\} darkness (sin), but now you are \{full of\} light (goodness) in the Lord. So live like children who belong to the light.

1 Timothy 6:16

God is the only One who never dies. God lives in light so bright that men cannot go near it. No person has ever seen God. No person is able to see God. Honor to God and power forever. Amen.

1 John 1:5

We heard the true teaching from God. Now we tell it to you: God is light {\cf2\super [2]} (goodness). In God there is no darkness (sin).

1 John 2:8

But also I write this command to you as a new command. This command is true; you can see its truth in Jesus and in yourselves. The darkness (sin) is passing away and the true light is already shining.