Genesis 1:4

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

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In The King James Version

And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

In Context

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

5God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

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Cross References

Genesis 1:10God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:18to preside over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:31And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.

Ecclesiastes 11:7Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 1:4-6

The Creation. ( b. c. 4004.) 3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. 4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. 5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. We have here a further account of the first day's work, in which observe, 1. That the first of all visible beings which God created was light; not that by it he himself might see to work (for the darkness and light are both… Read the whole commentary →

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