Genesis 1:17

New International Reader's Version

God put the lights in the huge space of the sky to give light on the earth.

Cross References

Genesis 9:13

I have put my rainbow in the clouds. It will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth.

Job 38:12

“Job, have you ever commanded the morning to come? Have you ever shown the sun where to rise?

Psalm 8:1

Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in the whole earth! You have set your glory in the heavens.

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.

Jeremiah 33:20

The Lord said, “Could you ever break my covenant with the day? Could you ever break my covenant with the night? Could you ever stop day and night from coming at their appointed times?

Jeremiah 33:25

I say, ‘What if I had not made my covenant with day and night? What if I had not established the laws of heaven and earth?

Acts 13:47

This is what the Lord has commanded us to do. He said, “ ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles. You will bring salvation to the whole earth.’ ” (Isaiah 49:6)