Genesis 1:3

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

Majority Standard Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

4And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness.

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Cross References

Job 38:19Where is the way to the home of light? Do you know where darkness resides,

Psalms 33:9For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.

Psalms 104:2He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,

Psalms 148:5Let them praise the name of the LORD, for He gave the command and they were created.

Isaiah 60:19No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor.

John 1:5The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome 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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