The Book of Genesis, Chapter 1

King James Version The Book of Genesis

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Genesis 2

Matthew Henry Commentary

Chapter 1

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In the ¹beginning God ²created the heaven and the earth.
¹ John 1:1, Heb 1:10
² Job 38:4, Isa 44:24, Rom 1:20, Col 1:16, Heb 11:3, Rev 4:11

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And the earth was ¹without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
¹ Jer 4:23

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And God said, ¹Let there be light: and there was light.
¹ Psa 74:16

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

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And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

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And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

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And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.

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And God called the firmament ¹Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
¹ Job 37:18, Psa 33:6, Psa 136:5, Jer 10:12

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And God said, Let the ¹waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
¹ Job 26:10, Psa 33:7, Psa 95:5

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And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

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And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the ¹herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
¹ Luke 6:44, Heb 6:7

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And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

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And the evening and the morning were the third day.

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And God said, ¹Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
¹ Deut 4:19, Psa 74:16, Psa 136:7

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And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

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And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

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And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

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And to ¹rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
¹ Jer 31:35

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And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

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And God said, Let the ¹waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
¹ Psa 104:25

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And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

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And God blessed them, saying, Be ¹fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
¹ Gen 8:17

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And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

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And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his ¹kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
¹ Gen 6:20, Gen 7:14, Gen 8:19

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And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

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And God said, Let us ¹make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have ²dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
¹ Psa 100:3
² Psa 8:6

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So God created man in his own image, in the ¹image of God created he him; ²male and female created he them.
¹ 1st Cor 11:7, Eph 4:24, Col 3:10, Jas 3:9
² Matt 19:4, Mark 10:6

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And God ¹blessed them, and God said unto them, Be ²fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
¹ Psa 127:3
² Gen 9:1, Gen 9:7, Lev 26:9, Psa 128:3

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And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for ^1,ameat.
¹ Psa 104:14, Psa 146:7, Acts 14:17

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And to every ¹beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
¹ Psa 147:9

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And God saw every thing that he had ¹made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
¹ Psa 104:24

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	Chapter 1
1	In the ¹beginning God ²created the heaven and the earth. ¹ John 1:1, Heb 1:10 ² Job 38:4, Isa 44:24, Rom 1:20, Col 1:16, Heb 11:3, Rev 4:11
2	And the earth was ¹without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. ¹ Jer 4:23
3	And God said, ¹Let there be light: and there was light. ¹ Psa 74:16
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.
6	And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
7	And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
8	And God called the firmament ¹Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day. ¹ Job 37:18, Psa 33:6, Psa 136:5, Jer 10:12
9	And God said, Let the ¹waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. ¹ Job 26:10, Psa 33:7, Psa 95:5
10	And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
11	And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the ¹herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. ¹ Luke 6:44, Heb 6:7
12	And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
13	And the evening and the morning were the third day.
14	And God said, ¹Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: ¹ Deut 4:19, Psa 74:16, Psa 136:7
15	And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
16	And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
17	And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
18	And to ¹rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. ¹ Jer 31:35
19	And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
20	And God said, Let the ¹waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. ¹ Psa 104:25
21	And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
22	And God blessed them, saying, Be ¹fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. ¹ Gen 8:17
23	And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
24	And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his ¹kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so. ¹ Gen 6:20, Gen 7:14, Gen 8:19
25	And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
26	And God said, Let us ¹make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have ²dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. ¹ Psa 100:3 ² Psa 8:6
27	So God created man in his own image, in the ¹image of God created he him; ²male and female created he them. ¹ 1st Cor 11:7, Eph 4:24, Col 3:10, Jas 3:9 ² Matt 19:4, Mark 10:6
28	And God ¹blessed them, and God said unto them, Be ²fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. ¹ Psa 127:3 ² Gen 9:1, Gen 9:7, Lev 26:9, Psa 128:3
29	And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for ^1,ameat. ¹ Psa 104:14, Psa 146:7, Acts 14:17
30	And to every ¹beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so. ¹ Psa 147:9
31	And God saw every thing that he had ¹made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. ¹ Psa 104:24

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