Holy BibleKing James Version

Genesis 1:3 KJV

And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

Genesis 1:3, King James Version

In context

2 And the earth was without form and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

3 And 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.

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Cross-references

  • 2 Corinthians 4:6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
  • John 1:5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
  • Isaiah 45:7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things.
  • Isaiah 60:19 The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.
  • 1 John 1:5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.