Genesis 1:3 - Plain English Version

³ God said, “I want light.” Straight away, light was shining everywhere.

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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.

Genesis 1:3 Cross References

Genesis 2:4

This story is about the time when God made the earth and the sky.

John 1:5

That light shines out into the darkness and makes everything clear, and the darkness can’t put it out.

John 11:43

Then Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out of the cave.”

John 3:19

So God will judge them. You see, the light has come into the world, but people don’t want the light. They love the darkness too much. They love doing bad things in the dark, and they want to keep on doing them.

Ephesians 5:14

The light shows us what something really is. So some people say this, “Stop doing bad things. It’s like you are asleep, so wake up now. It’s like you are dead, so come alive again now. Then Jesus will show you the right way to live, it’s like he will shine light on you.”

Ephesians 5:8

You see, you used to be like that before. You didn’t know what was right, like you were living in the dark. But then you came to our leader, Jesus, and now you are in the light. So live like people that belong to the light.

1 Timothy 6:16

He is the only one that never dies, but he goes on and on for ever. He lives in light that is so bright that nobody can go near him. Nobody ever saw him, and nobody can see him now. We have to really respect him all the time, and we have to remember that he is really powerful. Yes, that’s right.