Genesis 1:16

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

So God made the two large lights. He made the larger light to rule during the day and the smaller light to rule during the night. He also made the stars.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 4:19

And be careful when you look up to the sky and see the sun, the moon, and the stars—all the many things in the sky. Be careful that you are not tempted to worship and serve them. The Lord your God lets the other people in the world do this.

Psalm 8:3

I look at the heavens you made with your hands. I see the moon and the stars you created.

Isaiah 40:26

Look up to the skies. Who created all those stars? Who created all those “armies” in the sky? Who knows every star by name? He is very strong and powerful, so not one of these stars is lost.

Psalm 148:5

Let them praise the Lord’s name, because he gave the command and created them all!

Psalm 74:16

You control the day and the night. You made the sun and the moon.

Psalm 148:3

Sun and moon, praise him! Stars and lights in the sky, praise him!

Job 38:7

when the morning stars sang together and the angels shouted with joy?

1 Corinthians 15:41

The sun has one kind of beauty, the moon has another kind, and the stars have another. And each star is different in its beauty.

Matthew 27:45

At noon the whole country became dark. The darkness continued for three hours.

Habakkuk 3:11

The sun and the moon lost their brightness. They stopped shining when they saw your bright flashes of lightning. That lightning was like spears and arrows shooting through the air.

Isaiah 45:7

I made the light and the darkness. I bring peace, and I cause trouble. I, the Lord, do all these things.

Isaiah 13:10

The skies will be dark. The sun, the moon, and the stars will not shine.

Psalm 19:6

It starts at one end of the sky and runs all the way to the other end. Nothing can hide from its heat.

Revelation 21:23

The city did not need the sun or the moon to shine on it. The glory of God gave the city light. The Lamb was the city’s lamp.

Isaiah 24:23

The Lord will rule as king on Mount Zion in Jerusalem. His Glory will be shown to the city leaders with such brightness that the moon will be embarrassed and the sun will be ashamed.

Job 31:26

I have never worshiped the bright sun or the beautiful moon.

Matthew 24:29

“Right after the trouble of those days, this will happen: ‘The sun will become dark, and the moon will not give light. The stars will fall from the sky, and everything in the sky will be changed.’

Genesis 1:15

They will be in the sky to shine light on the earth.” And it happened.

Jeremiah 31:35

He makes the sun shine in the day, and he makes the moon and the stars shine at night. He stirs up the sea so that its waves crash on the shore. The Lord All-Powerful is his name. This is what the Lord says: