Genesis 1:1, 3, 6, 9, 11, 14, 20, 26, 28

In the beginning God created the sky and the earth.

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

Then God said, “Let there be something to divide the water in two.”

Then God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered together so the dry land will appear.” And it happened.

Then God said, “Let the earth produce plants—some to make grain for seeds and others to make fruits with seeds in them. Every seed will produce more of its own kind of plant.” And it happened.

Then God said, “Let there be lights in the sky to separate day from night. These lights will be used for signs, seasons, days, and years.

Then God said, “Let the water be filled with living things, and let birds fly in the air above the earth.”

Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image and likeness. And let them rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the tame animals, over all the earth, and over all the small crawling animals on the earth.”

God blessed them and said, “Have many children and grow in number. Fill the earth and be its master. Rule over the fish in the sea and over the birds in the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”