Genesis 1

The Story of Creation

1 In the beginning God

created the heavens

and the earth.*1.1 the heavens and the earth: "The heavens and the earth" stood for the universe.

2 The earth was barren,

with no form of life;*1.1,2 In … life: Or "When God began to create the heavens and the earth, the earth was barren with no form of life."

it was under a roaring ocean

covered with darkness.

But the Spirit of God*1.2 the Spirit of God: Or "a mighty wind."

was moving over the water.