Genesis 1:3

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

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

Cross References

2 Corinthians 4:6

God once said, “Let light shine out of the darkness!” And this is the same God who made his light shine in our hearts to let us know that his own divine greatness is seen in the face of Christ.

John 1:5

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not defeated it.

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 60:19

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

1 John 1:5

We heard the true teaching from God. Now we tell it to you: God is light, and in him there is no darkness.

Ephesians 5:8

In the past you were full of darkness, but now you are full of light in the Lord. So live like children who belong to 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 3:19

They are judged by this fact: The light has come into the world. But they did not want light. They wanted darkness, because they were doing evil things.

Psalm 33:6

The Lord spoke the command, and the world was made. The breath from his mouth created everything in the heavens.

Psalm 148:5

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

Psalm 97:11

Light and happiness shine on those who want to do right.

Psalm 33:9

because when he speaks, things happen. And if he says, “Stop!”—then it stops.

1 John 2:8

But what I write is also a new command. It is a true one; you can see its truth in Jesus and in yourselves. The darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining.

Ephesians 5:14

Yes, everything is made clear by the light. This is why we say, “Wake up, you who are sleeping! Rise from death, and Christ will shine on you.”

Psalm 104:2

You wear light like a robe. You spread out the skies like a curtain.

Job 38:19

“Where does light come from? Where does darkness come from?

1 Timothy 6:16

God is the only one who never dies. He lives in light so bright that people cannot go near it. No one has ever seen him; no one is able to see him. All honor and power belong to him forever. Amen.

Psalm 118:27

The Lord is God, and he accepts us. Tie up the lamb for the sacrifice and carry it to the horns of the altar.”

Job 36:30

Look, he spreads lightning all over the sky and covers the deepest part of the ocean.

John 11:43

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

Matthew 8:3

Jesus touched the man. He said, “I want to heal you. Be healed!” Immediately the man was healed from his leprosy.

Genesis 2:4

This is the story about the creation of the sky and the earth. This is what happened when the Lord God made the earth and the sky.