| Genesis 1:1, NIV | Go to verse Gen. 1:1, NIV |
| In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. |
| Genesis 1:2, NIV | Go to verse Gen. 1:2, NIV |
| Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. |
| Genesis 1:3, NIV | Go to verse Gen. 1:3, NIV |
| And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. |
| Genesis 1:4, NIV | Go to verse Gen. 1:4, NIV |
| God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. |
| Genesis 1:5, NIV | Go to verse Gen. 1:5, NIV |
| God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning--the first day. |