Genesis 1:3
God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
World English Bible British
In The King James Version
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
In Context
4God saw the light, and saw that it was good. God divided the light from the darkness.
Cross References
Job 38:19“What is the way to the dwelling of light? As for darkness, where is its place,
Psalms 33:9For he spoke, and it was done. He commanded, and it stood firm.
Psalms 104:2He covers himself with light as with a garment. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain.
Psalms 148:5Let them praise the LORD’s name, for he commanded, and they were created.
Isaiah 60:19The sun will be no more your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon give light to you, but the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.
John 1:5The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn’t 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 →