Genesis 1:4 - Plain English Version

⁴ God looked at it, and he saw that it was good. So God split up the light and the dark.

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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.

Catholic Public Domain Version

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

Genesis 1:4 Cross References

Genesis 1:10

God called the dry ground land, and he called that water sea. God looked at the land and the sea, and he saw that everything was good.

Genesis 1:12

So all sorts of plants grew on the land, plants with seeds, and trees with fruit that have seeds inside. God looked at all those plants, and he saw that everything was good.

Genesis 1:18

One light shines during the day, and another light shines at night. Those lights split the day time from the night time. God looked at those lights, and he saw that everything was good.

Genesis 1:25

God made all the different sorts of animals, the animals that are wild and the animals that are not wild. And he made all the different sorts of lizards, and insects, and other things that crawl around on the ground. God looked at all those things, and he saw that everything was good.

Genesis 1:31

God looked at everything he made, and he saw that all of it was very good. After that all happened, there was night time and there was morning time. That was day number 6.