1In the beginning God created the 

heavens and the earth. 

2

The earth was without form, and void; 

and darkness was on the face of the 

deep. And the Spirit of God was 

hovering over the face of the waters. 

3

Then 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

God called the light Day, and the 

darkness He called Night. So the 

evening and the morning were the first