Genesis 1:14

The Passion Translation

And God said, “Let there be bright lights to shine in space to bathe the earth with their light. Let them serve as signs to separate the day from night, and signify the days, seasons, and years.” And so it happened.

Cross References

Genesis 1:13

Evening gave way to morning—day three.

Genesis 8:22

“As long as earth exists there will always be seasons of planting and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night.”

Genesis 9:13

I have placed my rainbow among the clouds, and it will be a sign of my loving covenant between me and the earth.

Psalm 119:91

By your decree everything stands at attention, for all that you have made serves you.

Psalm 148:3

Keep it up, sun and moon! Don’t stop now, all you twinkling stars of light!

Psalm 148:6

He established the cosmos to last forever, and he stands behind his commands so his orders will never be revoked.

Psalm 150:1

Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! Praise God in his holy sanctuary! Praise him in his stronghold in the sky!

Psalm 81:3

Go ahead! Blow the jubilee trumpet to begin the feast! Blow it before every joyous celebration and festival.

Isaiah 40:26

Lift up your eyes to the sky and see for yourself. Who do you think created the cosmos? He lit every shining star and formed every glowing galaxy, and stationed them all where they belong. He has numbered, counted, and given each one a name. They shine because of God’s incredible power and awesome might; not one fails to appear!

Jeremiah 10:2

Yahweh says: “Do not adopt the ways of other nations or be terrified by unusual signs in the heavens even though the unbelieving nations are in awe of them.

Jeremiah 31:35

“I am Yahweh All-Powerful. I declare to you: I order the sun to light up the day, the stars and moon to brighten the night. I stir the sea and make the ocean waves roar. My name is Yahweh, Commander of Angel Armies.

Jeremiah 33:20

“I say to you that I, Yahweh, have a covenant with the day and the night so that they always come at their appointed times. As no one can break the covenant I made with them,

Jeremiah 33:25

I, Yahweh, say to you that I will never break my covenant with the day and the night or let the heavens and the earth stop obeying my commands.

Ezekiel 46:1

Lord Yahweh says: “The east gate of the inner courtyard must remain closed for the six working days. However, on the Sabbath day and the day of the new moon, it will be open.

Ezekiel 46:6

“On the day of the new moon, I want the prince to offer to me a young unblemished bull, six unblemished lambs, and one unblemished ram.

Matthew 2:2

and inquired of the people, “Where is the child who is born king of the Jewish people? We observed his star rising in the sky and we’ve come to bow before him in worship.”

Matthew 24:29

“Then immediately this is what will take place: ‘The sun will be darkened and the moon give no light. The stars will fall from the sky and all the cosmic powers will be shaken.’

Mark 13:24

“This is what will take place after that suffering: The sun will be darkened and the moon will reflect no light.

Luke 23:45

And suddenly in the temple the thick veil hanging in the Holy Place was ripped in two!

Revelation 6:12

And behold! I saw the Lamb break open the sixth seal, which released a powerful earthquake. I saw the sun become pitch black and the full moon become bloodred.

Revelation 8:12

The fourth angel sounded his trumpet and a third of the sun was struck, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of their light was darkened, and there was no light for a third of the day and likewise the night.

Revelation 9:2

He opened the shaft of the bottomless pit and a blanket of smoke began to rise out of it, like the smoke of a giant furnace. The sun and the atmosphere were darkened with the smoke rising from the shaft.