Genesis 1:3

And God said, “Let there be light.” And light became.

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In The King James Version

And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

In Context

2But the earth was empty and unoccupied, and darknesses were over the face of the abyss; and so the Spirit of God was brought over the waters.

4And God saw the light, that it was good; and so he divided the light from the darknesses.

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Cross References

Job 38:19Which is the way that holds the light, and which is the place of darkness?

Psalms 33:9Taste and see that the Lord is sweet. Blessed is the man who hopes in him.

Psalms 104:2Sing to him, and sing psalms to him. Describe all his wonders.

Psalms 148:5praise the name of the Lord. For he spoke, and they became. He commanded, and they were created.

Isaiah 60:19The sun will no longer be your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon illuminate you. Instead, the Lord will be an everlasting light for you, and your God will be your glory.

John 1:5And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 1:2-3

Genesis to Deuteronomy PREFACE Genesis to Deuteronomy Though it is most my concern, that I be able to give a good account to God and my own conscience, yet, perhaps, it will be expected that I give the world also some account of this bold undertaking; which I shall endeavour to do with all plainness, and as one who believes, that if men must be reckoned with in the great day, for every vain and idle word they speak, much more for every vain and idle line they write. And it may be of use, in the first place, to lay… Read the whole commentary →

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