Genesis 1:29
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food.”
Read Genesis 1:29 in the flow of Genesis1 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Genesis1 to see the surrounding context.
“Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for food:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And God saith, `Lo, I have given to you every herb sowing seed, which <FI>is<Fi> upon the face of all the earth, and every tree in which <FI>is<Fi> the fruit of a tree sowing seed, to you it is for food;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 1:29 — 21 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 2:16And the LORD God commanded him, “You may eat freely from every tree of the garden,
- Genesis 6:21You are also to take for yourself every kind of food that is eaten and gather it as food for yourselves and for the animals.”
- Genesis 9:3Everything that lives and moves will be food for you; just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you all things.
- Job 36:31For by these He judges the nations and provides food in abundance.
- Psalms 24:1The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof, the world and all who dwell therein.
- Psalms 104:14He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:
- Psalms 104:27All creatures look to You to give them their food in due season.
- Psalms 111:5He provides food for those who fear Him; He remembers His covenant forever.
- Psalms 115:16The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth He has given to mankind.
- Psalms 136:25He gives food to every creature. His loving devotion endures forever.
- Psalms 145:15The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season.
- Psalms 146:7He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free,
- Psalms 147:9He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.
- Isaiah 33:16he will dwell on the heights; the mountain fortress will be his refuge; his food will be provided and his water assured.
- Hosea 2:8For she does not acknowledge that it was I who gave her grain, new wine, and oil, who lavished on her silver and gold— which they crafted for Baal.
- Matthew 6:11Give us this day our daily bread.
- Matthew 6:25Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?
- Acts 14:17Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”
- Acts 17:24The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands.
- Acts 17:28‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are His offspring.’
- 1 Timothy 6:17Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.
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