Genesis 1:1-3

Expanded Bible

The Beginning of the World

1 ·In the beginning [or In the beginning when] God created [^Cthis Hebrew verb is used only when God is the one creating] the ·sky [heavens] and the earth. ² ·The [or…the] earth ·had no form and was empty [or was a formless void]. Darkness covered the ·ocean [deep], and ·God’s Spirit [or a mighty wind] was ·moving [hovering] over the water.

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