Bible Verses about 'Genesis'

Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. Genesis 1:3

Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. Genesis 1:3	Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. creation speaking light
And the Lord God made clothing from animal skins for Adam and his wife. Genesis 3:21	And the Lord God made garments of skins for the man and for his wife, and clothed them. clothing

I have placed my rainbow in the clouds. It is the sign of my covenant with you and with all the earth. Genesis 9:13	I have set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. covenant promises
Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.” Genesis 2:18	Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper as his partner.” creation marriage relationships
So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. Genesis 1:27	So God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. creation God beauty
And God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, because it was the day when he rested from all his work of creation. Genesis 2:3	So God blessed the seventh day and hallowed it, because on it God rested from all the work that he had done in creation. creation blessing sabbath
You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people. Genesis 50:20	Even though you intended to do harm to me, God intended it for good, in order to preserve a numerous people, as he is doing today. God life evil
At that moment their eyes were opened, and they suddenly felt shame at their nakedness. So they sewed fig leaves together to cover themselves. Genesis 3:7	Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made loincloths for themselves. clothing sin
Then God said, “Look! I have given you every seed-bearing plant throughout the earth and all the fruit trees for your food.” Genesis 1:29	God said, “See, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall have them for food.” food life fruitfulness
Yes, I am confirming my covenant with you. Never again will floodwaters kill all living creatures; never again will a flood destroy the earth. Genesis 9:11	I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth. safety covenant promises
I have given them to you for food, just as I have given you grain and vegetables. But you must never eat any meat that still has the lifeblood in it. Genesis 9:3-4	Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you; and just as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything. Only, you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood. food blood
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. Genesis 1:1-2	In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. creation Spirit heaven
Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground.” Genesis 1:28	God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.” blessing creation world
Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth, and the small animals that scurry along the ground.” Genesis 1:26	Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.” creation God life
I will cause your descendants to become as numerous as the stars of the sky, and I will give them all these lands. And through your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed. I will do this because Abraham listened to me and obeyed all my requirements, commands, decrees, and instructions. Genesis 26:4-5	I will make your offspring as numerous as the stars of heaven, and will give to your offspring all these lands; and all the nations of the earth shall gain blessing for themselves through your offspring, because Abraham obeyed my voice and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws. blessing listening obedience
Then the Lord God said, “Look, the human beings have become like us, knowing both good and evil. What if they reach out, take fruit from the tree of life, and eat it? Then they will live forever!” So the Lord God banished them from the Garden of Eden, and he sent Adam out to cultivate the ground from which he had been made. Genesis 3:22-23	Then the Lord God said, “See, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil; and now, he might reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever”— therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken. eternal life sin life
Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib, and he brought her to the man. “At last!” the man exclaimed. “This one is bone from my bone, and flesh from my flesh! She will be called ‘woman,’ because she was taken from ‘man.’” This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one. Genesis 2:22-24	And the rib that the Lord God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man. Then the man said, “This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; this one shall be called Woman, for out of Man this one was taken.” Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife, and they become one flesh. marriage creation body