1When God began to create the heavens and the earth, 2with the earth unformed and empty, darkness over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God hovering over the waters, 3God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4God saw that the light was good, and God separated the light from the darkness. 5God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” There was evening, and there was morning: day one.
6God said, “Let there be an expanse within the waters, separating water from water.” 7God made the expanse and separated the water below the expanse from the water above it. And it was so. 8God called the expanse “sky.” There was evening, and there was morning: the second day.
9God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered into one place, and let dry land appear.” And it was so. 10God called the dry land “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” God saw that it was good. 11God said, “Let the land sprout vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees on the land, bearing fruit according to their kinds, with seed in it.” And it was so. 12The land brought forth vegetation: seed-bearing plants according to their kinds, and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. God saw that it was good. 13There was evening, and there was morning: the third day.
14God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate day from night. Let them mark signs, appointed times, days, and years, 15and let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth.” And it was so. 16God made the two great lights: the greater light to govern the day, the lesser light to govern the night, and the stars. 17God placed them in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth, 18to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. God saw that it was good. 19There was evening, and there was morning: the fourth day.
20God said, “Let the waters swarm with living creatures, and let flying creatures fly above the earth across the face of the expanse of the sky.” 21God created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed, according to their kinds, and every winged flying creature according to its kind. God saw that it was good. 22God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the waters in the seas, and let the flying creatures multiply on the earth.” 23There was evening, and there was morning: the fifth day.
24God said, “Let the land bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so. 25God made the wild animals of the earth according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and every creature that moves along the ground according to its kind. God saw that it was good. 26God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish of the sea, the flying creatures of the sky, the livestock, all the earth, and every creature that moves along the ground.” 27God created humankind in his image; in the image of God he created the human; male and female he created them. 28God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea, the flying creatures of the sky, and every living creature that moves on the earth.” 29God said, “Look, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the surface of the whole earth and every tree with fruit that bears seed. They will be yours for food. 30And to every wild animal of the earth, every flying creature of the sky, and everything that moves on the earth that has life in it, I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so. 31God saw everything he had made, and indeed, it was very good. There was evening, and there was morning: the sixth day.