Genesis 1:26

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

God said, “Now we will make humans, and they will be like us. We will let them rule the fish, the birds, and all other living creatures.”

Cross References

Genesis 11:7

Come on! Let's go down and confuse them by making them speak different languages—then they won't be able to understand each other.

Genesis 2:19

So the LORD took some soil and made animals and birds. He brought them to the man to see what names he would give each of them. Then the man named the tame animals and the birds and the wild animals. That's how they got their names. None of these was the right kind of partner for the man.

Genesis 3:22

The LORD said, “These people now know the difference between right and wrong, just as we do. But they must not be allowed to eat fruit from the tree that lets them live for ever.”

Genesis 5:1

God created men and women to be like himself. He gave them his blessing and called them human beings. This is a list of the descendants of Adam, the first man:

Job 35:10

But after their Creator helps them through hard times, they forget about him,

Job 39:11

Can you depend on him to use his great strength and do your heavy work?

Job 5:23

they will no longer be fierce, and your rocky fields will become friendly.

Psalm 100:3

You know the LORD is God! He created us, and we belong to him; we are his people, the sheep in his pasture.

Psalm 149:2

People of Israel, rejoice because of your Creator. People of Zion, celebrate because of your King.

Ecclesiastes 7:29

I did learn one thing: we were completely honest when God created us, but now we have twisted minds.

Song of Solomon 1:11

Let's make you some jewellery of gold, woven with silver.

Isaiah 45:18

The LORD alone is God! He created the heavens and made a world where people can live, instead of creating an empty desert. The LORD alone is God; there are no others.

Isaiah 6:8

After this, I heard the LORD ask, “Is there anyone I can send? Will someone go for us?” “I'll go,” I answered. “Send me!”

Isaiah 64:8

You, LORD, are our Father. We are nothing but clay, but you are the potter who moulded us.

Jeremiah 27:6

and I have chosen my servant King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia to rule all nations, including yours. I will even let him rule the wild animals. All nations will be slaves of Nebuchadnezzar, his son, and his grandson. Then many nations will join together, and their kings will be powerful enough to make slaves of the Babylonians.

John 14:23

Jesus replied: If anyone loves me, they will obey me. Then my Father will love them, and we will come to them and live in them.

John 5:17

But Jesus said, “My Father has never stopped working, and that is why I keep on working.”

Acts 17:20

We have heard you say some strange things, and we want to know what you mean.”

Acts 17:26

From one person God made all nations who live on earth, and he decided when and where every nation would be.

1 Corinthians 11:7

Men were created to be like God and to bring honour to God. This means that a man should not wear anything on his head. Women were created to bring honour to men.

2 Corinthians 3:18

So our faces are not covered. They show the bright glory of the Lord, as the Lord's Spirit makes us more and more like our glorious Lord.

2 Corinthians 4:4

The god who rules this world has blinded the minds of unbelievers. They cannot see the light, which is the good news about our glorious Christ, who shows what God is like.

Ephesians 4:24

and make you into a new person. You were created to be like God, and so you must please him and be truly holy.

Colossians 1:15

Christ is exactly like God, who cannot be seen. He is the firstborn Son, superior to all creation.

Colossians 3:10

Each of you is now a new person. You are becoming more and more like your Creator, and you will understand him better.

James 3:7

All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and sea creatures can be tamed and have been tamed.

James 3:9

My dear friends, with our tongues we speak both praises and curses. We praise our Lord and Father, and we curse people who were created to be

1 John 5:7

In fact, there are three who tell about it.