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

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.