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Genesis 1:2-4
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2 The earth was barren,
    with no form of life;[a]
it was under a roaring ocean
    covered with darkness.
But the Spirit of God[b]
    was moving over the water.

The First Day

3 (A) God said, “I command light to shine!” And light started shining. 4 God looked at the light and saw that it was good. He separated light from darkness

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Footnotes

  1. 1.1,2 In … life: Or “When God began to create the heavens and the earth, the earth was barren with no form of life.”
  2. 1.2 the Spirit of God: Or “a mighty wind.”
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2 Now the earth was formless(A) and empty,(B) darkness was over the surface of the deep,(C) and the Spirit of God(D) was hovering(E) over the waters.

3 And God said,(F) “Let there be light,” and there was light.(G) 4 God saw that the light was good,(H) and he separated the light from the darkness.(I)

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