Godcreatedmanin His own image,in the imageof GodHe createdhim; maleand femaleHe createdthem.
Then the LORDGodsaid,"It is not goodfor the manto be alone;I will makehim a helpersuitablefor him."
Then the LORDGodformedmanof dustfrom the ground,and breathedinto his nostrilsthe breathof life;and manbecamea livingbeing.
"Whoever shedsman'sblood,By manhis bloodshall be shed,For in the imageof GodHe mademan.
I will givethanksto You, for I am fearfullyand wonderfullymade; Wonderfulare Your works,And my soulknowsit verywell.
"Behold,I have foundonlythis,that Godmademenupright,but they have soughtout manydevices."
Everyonewho is calledby My name,And whom I have createdfor My glory,Whom I have formed,evenwhom I have made."
Takewivesand becomethe fathersof sonsand daughters,and takewivesfor your sonsand giveyour daughtersto husbands,that they may bearsonsand daughters;and multiplythereand do not decrease.
"But not onehas done[so] who has a remnantof the Spirit.And whatdid [that] one[do] while he was seekinga godlyoffspring?Takeheedthen to your spirit,and let noone dealtreacherouslyagainst the wifeof your youth.
And He answeredand said,"Have you not readthat He who created[them] from the beginningMADETHEM MALEAND FEMALE,
"But from the beginningof creation,[God] MADETHEM MALEAND FEMALE.
For we are His workmanship,createdin ChristJesusfor goodworks,whichGodprepared beforehandsothat we would walkin them.
and puton the newself,which in [the likeness of] Godhas been createdin righteousnessand holinessof the truth.
"Indeed,asknowconcerning the formerdayswhichwere beforeyou, sincethe daythat Godcreatedmanon the earth,and [inquire] from one endof the heavensto the other.Has [anything] been donelike thisgreatthing,orhas [anything] been heardlikeit?
He is the imageof the invisibleGod,the firstbornof allcreation.
[that is], the mysterywhich has been hiddenfrom the [past] agesand generations,but has nowbeen manifestedto His saints,
and have puton the new selfwho is being renewedto a true knowledgeaccordingto the imageof the One who createdhim--
"It shall comeabout, whentheir fathersortheir brotherscometo complainto us, that we shall sayto them, 'Givethem to us voluntarily,becausewe did not takefor eachman[of Benjamin] a wifein battle,nordid you give[them] to them, [else] you would nowbe guilty.'"
