Genesis 1:3
God said, “Let there be light!” and there was light.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
In Context
4God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.
Cross References
Job 38:19In which direction does light live? Where does darkness dwell?
Psalms 33:9For he spoke and the world came into existence; he gave the command and it was created.
Psalms 104:2You wear light as your clothing; you stretch out the fabric of the heavens.
Psalms 148:5Let them all praise the Lord and his nature, for he gave the order and they were created.
Isaiah 60:19You won't need the light of the sun during the day, or the light of the moon at night, for the Lord your God will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.
John 1:5The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not extinguished 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 →