Genesis 1:1-5/John 1:1-5 Comparing RSV Reader's Digest Volume 1 & 3, Polyglott, TNIV SB Zondervan, HCSB Essential Teen SB, GNB The Light TEV Nelson, KJV Jubilee African American, TLB The Book 1 Year, ANT James Moffatt (New), ERV Cowboys for Christ

The Creation

Genesis 1:1-5 KJV Jubilee African American In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
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.
And God said, Let there be light; and there was light.
And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

The Word Made Flesh

John 1:1-5 KJV Jubilee African American In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
The same was in the beginning with God.
All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

Genesis 1:1-5 (January 1) TLB The Book 1 Year When God began creating the heavens and the earth,
the earth was a shapeless, chaotic mass, with the Spirit of God brooding over the dark vapors.
Then God said, "Let there be light." And light appeared.
And God was pleased with it, and divided the light from the darkness.
He called the light "daytime," and the darkness "nighttime." Together they formed the first day.

John 1:1-5 (April 30) TLB The Book 1 Year Before anything else existed, there was Christ, with God.
He has always been alive and is himself God.
He created everything there is--nothing exists that he didn't make.
Eternal life is in him, and this life gives light to all mankind.
His life is the light that shines through the darkness--and the darkness can never extinguish it.
2 This is the story of how the universe was formed.

Genesis 1:1-5 ANT James Moffatt (New) When God began to form the universe,
the world was void and vacant, darkness lay over the abyss; but the spirit of God was hovering over the waters,
God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.
God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness;
God called the light Day and the darkness he called Night. Evening came and morning came, making one day.

S. John 1:1-5 ANT James Moffatt (New) The Logos existed in the very beginning, the Logos was with God, the Logos was divine.
He was with God in the very beginning:
through him all existence came into being, no existence came into being apart from him.
In him life lay, and this life was the Light for men:
amid the darkness the Light shone, but the darkness did not master it.

3 options same Bible

The Beginning of the World

Genesis 1:1-5 ERV Cowboys for Christ Option 1 God created the sky and the earth. At First,
the earth was completely empty. There was nothing on the earth. Darkness covered the ocean, and God's Spirit moved over the water.

The First Day--Light

Then God said, "Let there be light!" And light began to shine."

Genesis 1:1-3 ERV Cowboys for Christ Option 2 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. While
the earth had no special shape, and darkness covered the ocean, and God's Spirit hovered over the water,
God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light."

Genesis 1:1-3 ERV Cowboys for Christ Option 3 "When God began to create the sky and the earth,
while the earth was completely empty, and darkness covered the ocean, and a powerful wind blew over the water,
God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light."

Christ Comes to the World

John 1:1-5 ERV Cowboys for Christ Before the world began, the Word was there. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.
He was there with God in the beginning.
Everything was made through him, and nothing was made without him.
In him there was life, and that life was a light for the people of the world.
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not defeated it.