Then Godsaid,"Let Us makemanin Our image,according to Our likeness;and let them ruleover the fishof the seaand over the birdsof the skyand over the cattleand over allthe earth,and over everycreepingthingthat creepson the earth."
"Come,let Us godownand thereconfusetheir language,sothat they will not understandoneanother'sspeech."
Out of the groundthe LORDGodformedeverybeastof the fieldand everybirdof the sky,and brought[them] to the manto seewhathe would callthem; and whateverthe mancalleda livingcreature,that was its name.
Then the LORDGodsaid,"Behold,the manhas becomelike oneof Us, knowinggoodand evil;and now,he mightstretchout his hand,and takealsofrom the treeof life,and eat,and liveforever"--
Thisis the bookof the generationsof Adam.In the daywhen Godcreatedman,He madehim in the likenessof God.
"Whoever shedsman'sblood,By manhis bloodshall be shed,For in the imageof GodHe mademan.
"But noone says,'Whereis Godmy Maker,Who givessongsin the night,
"Will you trusthim becausehis strengthis greatAnd leaveyour laborto him?
"For you will be in leaguewith the stonesof the field,And the beastsof the fieldwill be at peacewith you.
Knowthat the LORDHimselfis God;It is He who has madeus, and not we ourselves;[We are] His peopleand the sheepof His pasture.
Let Israelbe gladin his Maker;Let the sonsof Zionrejoicein their King.
"Behold,I have foundonlythis,that Godmademenupright,but they have soughtout manydevices."
"We will makefor you ornamentsof goldWith beadsof silver."
For thussaysthe LORD,who createdthe heavens(He is the Godwho formedthe earthand madeit, He establishedit [and] did not createit a wasteplace,[but] formedit to be inhabited),"I am the LORD,and thereis noneelse.
Then I heardthe voiceof the Lord,saying,"Whomshall I send,and whowill gofor Us?" Then I said,"Heream I. Sendme!"
But now,O LORD,You are our Father,We are the clay,and You our potter;And allof us are the workof Your hand.
"NowI have givenalltheselandsinto the handof Nebuchadnezzarkingof Babylon,My servant,and I have givenhim alsothe wildanimalsof the fieldto servehim.
Jesusansweredand saidto him, "IfanyonelovesMe, he will keepMy word;and My Fatherwill lovehim, and We will cometo him and makeOur abodewith him.
But He answeredthem, "My Fatheris workinguntilnow,and I Myselfam working."
"For you are bringingsomestrange thingsto our ears;sowe wantto knowwhatthese thingsmean."
and He madefrom one[man] everynationof mankindto liveon allthe faceof the earth,having determined[their] appointedtimesand the boundariesof their habitation,
For a manoughtnot to have his headcovered,since he is the imageand gloryof God;but the womanis the gloryof man.
But we all,with unveiledface,beholding as in a mirrorthe gloryof the Lord,are being transformedinto the sameimagefrom gloryto glory,justas from the Lord,the Spirit.
in whosecasethe godof thisworldhas blindedthe mindsof the unbelievingsothat they might not seethe lightof the gospelof the gloryof Christ,whois the imageof God.
and puton the newself,which in [the likeness of] Godhas been createdin righteousnessand holinessof the truth.
He is the imageof the invisibleGod,the firstbornof allcreation.
and have puton the new selfwho is being renewedto a true knowledgeaccordingto the imageof the One who createdhim--
For everyspeciesof beastsand birds,of reptilesand creatures of the sea,is tamedand has been tamedby the humanrace.
With it we bless[our] Lordand Father,and with it we cursemen,who have been madein the likenessof God;
For thereare threethat testify:
