So let’s go down and confuse their language. Then they will not understand each other.”
Genesis 1:26 - Easy To Read Version Then God said, “Now let’s make man. [6] We will make people as a copy of ourselves. People will be like us. They will rule over all the fish in the sea and the birds in the air. They will rule over all the large animals and all the little things that crawl on the earth.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition God said, Let Us [Father, Son, and Holy Spirit] make mankind in Our image, after Our likeness, and let them have complete authority over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the [tame] beasts, and over all of the earth, and over everything that creeps upon the earth. [Ps. 104:30; Heb. 1:2; 11:3.] American Standard Version (1901) And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. Common English Bible Then God said, “Let us make humanity in our image to resemble us so that they may take charge of the fish of the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the earth, and all the crawling things on earth.” Catholic Public Domain Version And he said: "Let us make Man to our image and likeness. And let him rule over the fish of the sea, and the flying creatures of the air, and the wild beasts, and the entire earth, and every animal that moves on the earth." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he said: Let us make man to our image and likeness; and let him have dominion over the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the air, and the beasts, and the whole earth, and every creeping creature that moveth upon the earth. |
So let’s go down and confuse their language. Then they will not understand each other.”
The Lord God used dust from the ground and made every animal in the fields and every bird in the air. The Lord God brought all these animals to the man, and the man gave everything a name.
The Lord God said, “Look, the man has become like us—he knows about good and evil. And now the man might take the fruit from the tree of life. If the man eats that fruit, he will live forever.”
This is the book about the family of Adam. [32] God made people a copy of himself. [33]
“God made people as a copy of himself. So any person who kills a person must be killed by a person.
But those bad people\par will not ask God for help.\par They will not say,\par ‘Where is the God who made me?\par God helps people\par when they are depressed.\par So where is he?\par
A wild bull is very strong!\par But can you trust him to do your work?\par
\{Your agreement is with God,\}\par so even the rocks in the field\par share in your agreement.\par Even the wild animals\par make peace with you.\par
Know that the Lord is God.\par He made us.\par We are his people,\par We are his sheep.\par
Let Israel enjoy themselves with their Maker.\par Let the people on Zion {\cf2\super [651]} rejoice with their King.\par
“There is one other thing I have learned: God made people good. But people found many ways to be bad.”
The Lord is God.\par He made the skies and the earth.\par The Lord put the earth in its place.\par The Lord did not want the earth\par to be empty when he made it.\par He created it to be lived on!\par “I am the Lord.\par There is no other God.\par
Then I heard my Lord’s voice. The Lord said, “Who can I send? Who will go for us?”
But Lord, you are our father.\par We are like clay.\par And you are the potter. {\cf2\super [464]} \par Your hands made us all.\par
Now I have given all your countries to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. He is my servant. I will make even the wild animals obey him.
Jesus answered, “If any person loves me, then he will obey my teaching. My Father will love that person. My Father and I will come to that person and live with him.
But Jesus said to the Jews, “My Father never stops working. And so I work too.”
The things that you are saying are new to us. We have never heard these things before. We want to know what this teaching means.”
God began by making one man (Adam). From him God made all the different people. God made them to live everywhere in the world. God decided exactly when and where they must live.
But a man should not cover his head. Why? Because he is made like God and is God’s glory. But woman is man’s glory.
And our faces are not covered. We all show the Lord’s glory. We are being changed to be like him. This change in us brings more and more glory. This glory comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
The ruler {\cf2\super [17]} of this world (the devil) has blinded the minds of people who don’t believe. They cannot see the light (truth) of the Good News—the Good News about the glory of Christ. Christ is the One who is exactly like God.
You must become a new person, made to be like God—made to be truly good and holy. {\cf2\super [35]}
No person can see God. But Jesus is exactly like God. Jesus is ruler over all the things that have been made.
You have begun to live the new life. In your new life you are being made new. You are becoming like the One who made you. This new life brings you the true knowledge of God.
People can tame every kind of wild animal, bird, reptile, and fish. People have already tamed all these things.
We use our tongues to praise our Lord and Father (God), but then we curse (say bad things to) people. And God made those people like himself.