New American Standard Bible 2020
Genesis 1:1
Genesis 1:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
- New International Version (NIV)In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
- New King James Version (NKJV)In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Context of Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2And the earth was a formless and desolate emptiness, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. 3Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.
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בְּרֵאשִׁ֖ית בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים אֵ֥ת הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וְאֵ֥ת הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Genesis 1:1
- Proverbs 8:22“The Lord created me at the beginning of His way, Before His works of old.
- Proverbs 16:4The Lord has made everything for its own purpose, Even the wicked for the day of evil.
- Mark 13:19For those days will be such a time of tribulation as has not occurred since the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never will again.
- John 1:1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
- Hebrews 1:10And, “You, Lord, in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the works of Your hands;
- 1 John 1:1What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the Word of Life--
- Exodus 20:11For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea and everything that is in them, and He rested on the seventh day; for that reason the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
- Exodus 31:18When He had finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, He gave Moses the two tablets of the testimony, tablets of stone, written by the finger of God.
- 1 Chronicles 16:26For all the gods of the peoples are idols, But the Lord made the heavens.
- Nehemiah 9:6You alone are the Lord. You have made the heavens, The heaven of heavens with all their lights, The earth and everything that is on it, The seas and everything that is in them. You give life to all of them, And the heavenly lights bow down before You.
- Job 26:13By His breath the heavens are cleared; His hand has pierced the fleeing serpent.
- Job 38:4Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding,
- Psalms 8:3When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have set in place;
- Psalms 33:6By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, And by the breath of His mouth all their lights.
- Psalms 89:11The heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours; The world and all it contains, You have established them.
- Psalms 96:5For all the gods of the peoples are idols, But the Lord made the heavens.
Commentaries on Genesis 1:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1God in the beginning created the heavens and the earth - הארץ ואת השמים את אלהים ברא בראשית Bereshith bara Elohim eth hashshamayim veeth haarets ; God in the beginning created the heavens and the earth. Many attempts have been made to define the term God: as to the word itself, it is pure Anglo-Saxon, and among our ancestors signified, not only the Divine Being, now commonly designated by the word, but also good; as in their apprehensions it appeared that…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1- Section I - The Creation - The Absolute Creation ראשׁית rḕshı̂̂yt the “head-part, beginning” of a thing, in point of time Genesis 10:10, or value Proverbs 1:7. Its opposite is אחרית 'achărı̂̂yth Isaiah 46:10. בראשׁית rê'shı̂̂yth “in the beginning,” is always used in reference to time. Here only is it taken absolutely. ברא bārā' “create, give being to something new.” It always has God for its subject. Its object may be anything: matter Genesis 1:1…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Genesis is a name taken from the Greek, and signifies "the book of generation or production;" it is properly so called, as containing an account of the origin of all things. There is no other history so old. There is nothing in the most ancient book which exists that contradicts it; while many things recorded by the oldest heathen writers, or to be traced in the customs of different nations, confirm what is related in the book of Genesis. God creates…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth: This statement summarizes the entire creation story (1:3–2:3). It answers the key question: Who created the world? (see also Proverbs 8:22–31; John 1:1–3). Genesis affirms God's role and purpose in creation. The common Hebrew name for God is ʾelohim. This name shows that God has supreme power over all things. The word ʾelohim is plural in form. However, it usually takes singular verbs. This shows…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1by Robert Jamieson The Pentateuch, the name by which the first five books of the Bible are designated, is derived from two Greek words, pente, "five," and teuchos, a "volume," thus signifying the fivefold volume. Originally these books formed one continuous work, as in the Hebrew manuscripts they are still connected in one unbroken roll. At what time they were divided into five portions, each having a separate title, is not known, but it is certain that…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Genesis 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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