Genesis 1:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“God set these lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth,”
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BSBPD
“God set these lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And God set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth,”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“and God giveth them in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Genesis 1:17 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 9:13I have set My rainbow in the clouds, and it will be a sign of the covenant between Me and the earth.
- Job 38:12In your days, have you commanded the morning or assigned the dawn its place,
- Psalms 8:1O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens.
- Psalms 8:3When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place—
- Acts 13:47For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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