Genesis 1:5

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“God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.”

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BSBPD

“God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and God calleth to the light `Day,' and to the darkness He hath called `Night;' and there is an evening, and there is a morning--day one.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 1:5 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 1:8God called the expanse “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.
  2. Genesis 1:13And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.
  3. Genesis 1:19And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.
  4. Genesis 1:23And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.
  5. Genesis 1:31And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
  6. Genesis 8:22As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night shall never cease.”
  7. Psalms 19:2Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge.
  8. Psalms 74:16The day is Yours, and also the night; You established the moon and the sun.
  9. Psalms 104:20You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the beasts of the forest prowl.
  10. Isaiah 45:7I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.
  11. Jeremiah 33:20“This is what the LORD says: If you can break My covenant with the day and My covenant with the night, so that day and night cease to occupy their appointed time,
  12. 1 Corinthians 3:13his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work.
  13. Ephesians 5:13But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that is illuminated becomes a light itself.
  14. 1 Thessalonians 5:5For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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