Genesis 1:3
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 1
“And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.”Genesis 1:3
What Does Genesis 1:3 Mean?
Genesis 1:3 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 1, verse 3 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 1:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
2 Corinthians 4:6“For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.”John 1:5“And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.”Isaiah 45:7“I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.”Isaiah 60:19“The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.”1 John 1:5“This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.”Ephesians 5:8“For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:”Psalms 97:11“Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.”John 1:9“That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.”John 3:19“And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.”Psalms 33:6“By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.”Psalms 148:5“Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.”Psalms 33:9“For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.”Ephesians 5:14“Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.”1 John 2:8“Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.”Job 38:19“Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,”Psalms 104:2“Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:”1 Timothy 6:16“Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.”Psalms 118:27“God is the LORD, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.”Job 36:30“Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the bottom of the sea.”Psalms 74:16“The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.”
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