Genesis 1:16

New International Reader's Version

God made two great lights. He made the larger light to rule over the day and the smaller light to rule over the night. He also made the stars.

Cross References

Genesis 1:15

Let them be lights in the huge space of the sky to give light on the earth.” And that’s exactly what happened.

Job 31:26

Suppose I’ve worshiped the sun in all its glory. I’ve bowed down to the moon in all its beauty.

Job 38:7

When it happened, the morning stars sang together. All the angels shouted with joy.

Psalm 148:3

Praise him, sun and moon. Praise him, all you shining stars.

Psalm 148:5

Let all of them praise the name of the Lord, because at his command they were created.

Psalm 19:6

It rises at one end of the heavens. Then it moves across to the other end. Everything enjoys its warmth.

Psalm 74:16

You rule over the day and the night. You created the sun and the moon.

Psalm 8:3

I think about the heavens. I think about what your fingers have created. I think about the moon and stars that you have set in place.

Isaiah 13:10

All the stars in the sky will stop giving their light. The sun will be darkened as soon as it rises. The moon will not shine.

Isaiah 24:23

The Lord who rules over all will rule on Mount Zion in Jerusalem. The elders of the city will be there. They will see his great glory. His rule will be so glorious that the sun and moon will be too ashamed to shine.

Isaiah 40:26

Look up toward the sky. Who created everything you see? The Lord causes the stars to come out at night one by one. He calls out each one of them by name. His power and strength are great. So none of the stars is missing.

Isaiah 45:7

I cause light to shine. I also create darkness. I bring good times. I also create hard times. I do all these things. I am the Lord.

Jeremiah 31:35

The Lord speaks. He makes the sun shine by day. He orders the moon and stars to shine at night. He stirs up the ocean. He makes its waves roar. His name is the Lord Who Rules Over All.

Habakkuk 3:11

The sun and moon stood still in the sky. They stopped because your flying arrows flashed by. Your gleaming spear shone like lightning.

Matthew 24:29

“Right after the terrible suffering of those days, “ ‘The sun will be darkened. The moon will not shine. The stars will fall from the sky. The heavenly bodies will be shaken.’ (Isaiah 13:10; 34:4)

Matthew 27:45

From noon until three o’clock, the whole land was covered with darkness.

1 Corinthians 15:41

The sun has one kind of glory. The moon has another kind. The stars have still another. And one star’s glory is different from that of another star.

Deuteronomy 4:19

When you look up at the heavens, you will see the sun and moon. And you will see huge numbers of stars. Don’t let anyone tempt you to bow down to the sun, moon or stars. Don’t worship things the Lord your God has provided for all the nations on earth.

Revelation 21:23

The city does not need the sun or moon to shine on it. God’s glory is its light, and the Lamb is its lamp.