| God blessed the seventh day and he consecrated it, for on it he rested from all the work he had done when he created all things. | Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done. |
| And the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I wish to make another creature who will be like him.” | The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” |
| The Lord God then formed a woman out of the rib that he had taken from the man. He brought her before the man. The man said, “This one is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh. She shall be called woman because she was taken from man.” This is why a man leaves his father and his mother and joins with a wife, and the two become one flesh. | Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. The man said, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for she was taken out of man.” That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh. |
Bible verse of the day
Who is this King of glory?The Lord of hosts:
he is the King of glory. Selah