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Genesis 1:16 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He also made the stars. "

Genesis 1:16

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14 God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs to mark seasons, days, and years;

15 and let them be for lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth;” and it was so.

16 God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He also made the stars.

17 God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light to the earth,

18 and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good.

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Genesis 1:1

"In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth."

Genesis 1:2

"The earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep and God’s Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters."

Genesis 1:3

"God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light."

Genesis 1:4

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

Genesis 1:5

"God called the light “day”, and the darkness he called “night”. There was evening and there was morning, the first day."

Genesis 1:6

"God said, “Let there be an expanse in the middle of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.”"

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