Genesis 1:26
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 1
“And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.”Genesis 1:26
What Does Genesis 1:26 Mean?
Genesis 1:26 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 1, verse 26 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Creation.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Genesis 1:26 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Colossians 3:10“And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:”Psalms 139:14“I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.”Ephesians 4:24“And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.”Psalms 8:4“What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?”Genesis 3:22“And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:”John 1:3“All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.”Genesis 5:1“This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;”Psalms 100:3“Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.”2 Corinthians 3:18“But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the LORD.”Genesis 9:2“And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.”Isaiah 64:8“But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.”Colossians 1:15“Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:”2 Corinthians 4:4“In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.”Hebrews 2:6“But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him?”James 3:9“Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.”Matthew 28:19“Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:”1 Corinthians 11:7“For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.”Genesis 9:6“Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.”Acts 17:28“For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.”Ecclesiastes 7:29“Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.”
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