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Genesis 1:1-2 KJV
Genesis · chapter 1 · verses 1–2
1In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 2And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.Genesis 1:1-2 · King James Version
Genesis 1:1-2 in context
1In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
2And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
3And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
4And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
Commentary
Cross references
- John 1:1-3
- Hebrews 11:3
- Isaiah 45:18
- Revelation 4:11
- Hebrews 1:10
- Colossians 1:16-17
- Isaiah 42:5
- Exodus 20:11
- Jeremiah 4:23
- Psalms 104:30
- Psalms 33:6
- Job 26:7
Key words (Strong's)
- beginningrêʼshîyththe first, in place, time, order or rankH7225 →
- darknesschôshekthe darkH2822 →
- createdbârâʼto createH1254 →
- createdʼêthproperly, selfH853 →
- heavenshâmayimthe sky (as aloftH8064 →
- SpiritrûwachwindH7307 →
- earthʼeretsthe earthH776 →
- movedrâchaphto broodH7363 →
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In these verses we have the work of creation in its epitome and in its embryo. I. In its epitome, Gen 1:1, where we find, to our comfort, the first article of our creed, that God the Father Almighty is the Maker of heaven and earth, and as such we believe in him. 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-2