2586 verses

Gen 1:4

(NIV)
God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.
(ESV)
And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness.

Gen 1:10

(NIV)
God called the dry ground ‘land’, and the gathered waters he called ‘seas’. And God saw that it was good.
(ESV)
God called the dry land Earth and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.

Gen 1:12

(NIV)
The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
(ESV)
The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

Gen 1:18

(NIV)
to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.
(ESV)
to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

Gen 1:21

(NIV)
So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
(ESV)
So God created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

Gen 1:22

(NIV)
God blessed them and said, ‘Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth.’
(ESV)
And God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”

Gen 1:25

(NIV)
God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
(ESV)
And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds and the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that creeps on the ground according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

Gen 1:28

(NIV)
God blessed them and said to them, ‘Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.’
(ESV)
And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

Gen 1:29

(NIV)
Then God said, ‘I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.
(ESV)
And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food.

Gen 1:31

(NIV)
God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning – the sixth day.
(ESV)
And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.

Gen 2:4

(NIV)
This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, when the Lord God made the earth and the heavens.

(ESV)
These are the generations
of the heavens and the earth when they were created,
in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens.

Gen 2:9

(NIV)
The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground – trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

(ESV)
And out of the ground the Lord God made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Gen 2:12

(NIV)
(The gold of that land is good; aromatic resin and onyx are also there.)
(ESV)
And the gold of that land is good; bdellium and onyx stone are there.

Gen 2:18

(NIV)
The Lord God said, ‘It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.’

(ESV)
Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.”

Gen 3:5

(NIV)
‘For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.’

(ESV)
For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

Gen 3:6

(NIV)
When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
(ESV)
So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate.

Gen 3:12

(NIV)
The man said, ‘The woman you put here with me – she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.’

(ESV)
The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.”

Gen 3:16

(NIV)
To the woman he said,

‘I will make your pains in childbearing very severe;
with painful labor you will give birth to children.
Your desire will be for your husband,
and he will rule over you.’
(ESV)
To the woman he said,

“I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing;
in pain you shall bring forth children.
Your desire shall be contrary to your husband,
but he shall rule over you.”

Gen 4:12

(NIV)
When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth.’

(ESV)
When you work the ground, it shall no longer yield to you its strength. You shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.”

Gen 5:1

(NIV)
This is the written account of Adam’s family line.

When God created mankind, he made them in the likeness of God.
(ESV)
This is the book of the generations of Adam. When God created man he made him in the likeness of God.

Gen 6:2

(NIV)
the sons of God saw that the daughters of humans were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose.
(ESV)
the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose.

Gen 6:9

(NIV)
This is the account of Noah and his family.

Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God.
(ESV)
These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man blameless in his generation. Noah walked with God.

Gen 7:1

(NIV)
The Lord then said to Noah, ‘Go into the ark, you and your whole family, because I have found you righteous in this generation.
(ESV)
Then the Lord said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and all your household, for I have seen that you are righteous before me in this generation.

Gen 7:17

(NIV)
For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, and as the waters increased they lifted the ark high above the earth.
(ESV)
The flood continued forty days on the earth. The waters increased and bore up the ark, and it rose high above the earth.

Gen 7:18

(NIV)
The waters rose and increased greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the water.
(ESV)
The waters prevailed and increased greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the face of the waters.

Gen 8:17

(NIV)
Bring out every kind of living creature that is with you – the birds, the animals, and all the creatures that move along the ground – so they can multiply on the earth and be fruitful and increase in number on it.’

(ESV)
Bring out with you every living thing that is with you of all fleshbirds and animals and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth—that they may swarm on the earth, and be fruitful and multiply on the earth.”

Gen 9:1

(NIV)
Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, ‘Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth.
(ESV)
And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.

Gen 9:2

(NIV)
The fear and dread of you will fall on all the beasts of the earth, and on all the birds in the sky, on every creature that moves along the ground, and on all the fish in the sea; they are given into your hands.
(ESV)
The fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth and upon every bird of the heavens, upon everything that creeps on the ground and all the fish of the sea. Into your hand they are delivered.

Gen 9:3

(NIV)
Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.

(ESV)
Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. And as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything.

Gen 9:7

(NIV)
As for you, be fruitful and increase in number; multiply on the earth and increase upon it.’
(ESV)
And you, be fruitful and multiply, increase greatly on the earth and multiply in it.”

Gen 9:12

(NIV)
And God said, ‘This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come:
(ESV)
And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations:

Gen 10:1

(NIV)
This is the account of Shem, Ham and Japheth, Noah’s sons, who themselves had sons after the flood.

(ESV)
These are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood.

Gen 10:32

(NIV)
These are the clans of Noah’s sons, according to their lines of descent, within their nations. From these the nations spread out over the earth after the flood.

(ESV)
These are the clans of the sons of Noah, according to their genealogies, in their nations and from these the nations spread abroad on the earth after the flood.

Gen 11:10

(NIV)
This is the account of Shem’s family line.

Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arphaxad.
(ESV)
These are the generations of Shem. When Shem was 100 years old, he fathered Arpachshad two years after the flood.

Gen 11:27

(NIV)
This is the account of Terah’s family line.

Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot.
(ESV)
Now these are the generations of Terah. Terah fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran fathered Lot.

Gen 12:2

(NIV)
‘I will make you into a great nation,
and I will bless you;
I will make your name great,
and you will be a blessing.
(ESV)
And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.

Gen 12:7

(NIV)
The Lord appeared to Abram and said, ‘To your offspring I will give this land.’ So he built an altar there to the Lord, who had appeared to him.

(ESV)
Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring I will give this land.” So he built there an altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him.

Gen 12:15

(NIV)
And when Pharaoh’s officials saw her, they praised her to Pharaoh, and she was taken into his palace.
(ESV)
And when the princes of Pharaoh saw her, they praised her to Pharaoh. And the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.

Gen 13:15

(NIV)
All the land that you see I will give to you and your offspring for ever.
(ESV)
for all the land that you see I will give to you and to your offspring forever.

Gen 13:17

(NIV)
Go, walk through the length and breadth of the land, for I am giving it to you.’

(ESV)
Arise, walk through the length and the breadth of the land, for I will give it to you.”

Gen 14:20

(NIV)
And praise be to God Most High,
who delivered your enemies into your hand.’
Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.
(ESV)
and blessed be God Most High,
who has delivered your enemies into your hand!”

And Abram gave him a tenth of everything.

Gen 14:21

(NIV)
The king of Sodom said to Abram, ‘Give me the people and keep the goods for yourself.’

(ESV)
And the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the persons, but take the goods for yourself.”

Gen 15:1

(NIV)
After this, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision:

‘Do not be afraid, Abram.
I am your shield,
your very great reward.’
(ESV)
After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: “Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.”

Gen 15:2

(NIV)
But Abram said, ‘Sovereign Lord, what can you give me since I remain childless and the one who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?’
(ESV)
But Abram said, “O Lord God, what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”

Gen 15:3

(NIV)
And Abram said, ‘You have given me no children; so a servant in my household will be my heir.’

(ESV)
And Abram said, “Behold, you have given me no offspring, and a member of my household will be my heir.”

Gen 15:7

(NIV)
He also said to him, ‘I am the Lord, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to take possession of it.’

(ESV)
And he said to him, “I am the Lord who brought you out from Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.”

Gen 15:15

(NIV)
You, however, will go to your ancestors in peace and be buried at a good old age.
(ESV)
As for you, you shall go to your fathers in peace; you shall be buried in a good old age.

Gen 15:16

(NIV)
In the fourth generation your descendants will come back here, for the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure.’

(ESV)
And they shall come back here in the fourth generation, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”

Gen 15:18

(NIV)
On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram and said, ‘To your descendants I give this land, from the Wadi of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates –
(ESV)
On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your offspring I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates,

Gen 16:3

(NIV)
So after Abram had been living in Canaan ten years, Sarai his wife took her Egyptian slave Hagar and gave her to her husband to be his wife.
(ESV)
So, after Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her servant, and gave her to Abram her husband as a wife.

Gen 16:5

(NIV)
Then Sarai said to Abram, ‘You are responsible for the wrong I am suffering. I put my slave in your arms, and now that she knows she is pregnant, she despises me. May the Lord judge between you and me.’

(ESV)
And Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done to me be on you! I gave my servant to your embrace, and when she saw that she had conceived, she looked on me with contempt. May the Lord judge between you and me!”

Gen 16:6

(NIV)
‘Your slave is in your hands,’ Abram said. ‘Do with her whatever you think best.’ Then Sarai ill-treated Hagar; so she fled from her.

(ESV)
But Abram said to Sarai, “Behold, your servant is in your power; do to her as you please.” Then Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her.

Gen 16:10

(NIV)
The angel added, ‘I will increase your descendants so much that they will be too numerous to count.’

(ESV)
The angel of the Lord also said to her, “I will surely multiply your offspring so that they cannot be numbered for multitude.”

Gen 17:2

(NIV)
Then I will make my covenant between me and you and will greatly increase your numbers.’

(ESV)
that I may make my covenant between me and you, and may multiply you greatly.”

Gen 17:7

(NIV)
I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
(ESV)
And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you.

Gen 17:8

(NIV)
The whole land of Canaan, where you now reside as a foreigner, I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants after you; and I will be their God.’

(ESV)
And I will give to you and to your offspring after you the land of your sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession, and I will be their God.”

Gen 17:9

(NIV)
Then God said to Abraham, ‘As for you, you must keep my covenant, you and your descendants after you for the generations to come.
(ESV)
And God said to Abraham, “As for you, you shall keep my covenant, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations.

Gen 17:12

(NIV)
For the generations to come every male among you who is eight days old must be circumcised, including those born in your household or bought with money from a foreigner – those who are not your offspring.
(ESV)
He who is eight days old among you shall be circumcised. Every male throughout your generations, whether born in your house or bought with your money from any foreigner who is not of your offspring,

Gen 17:16

(NIV)
I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her so that she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her.’

(ESV)
I will bless her, and moreover, I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she shall become nations; kings of peoples shall come from her.”

Gen 17:20

(NIV)
And as for Ishmael, I have heard you: I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and will greatly increase his numbers. He will be the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.
(ESV)
As for Ishmael, I have heard you; behold, I have blessed him and will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. He shall father twelve princes, and I will make him into a great nation.
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