Genesis 1

26 Then God said, "Let us  * 1:26 Gn 3:22; 11:7 make man  * 1:26 Or human beings; Hb ‘adam, also in v. 27 in  * 1:26 Or as our image, according to our likeness.  * 1:26 Gn 5:1,3; 9:6; Rm 8:29; 1Co 11:7; 15:49; 2Co 3:18; 4:4; Eph 4:24; Col 1:15; Jms 3:9 They will rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the livestock, the whole earth, and the creatures that crawl  * 1:26 Or scurry on the earth."  * 1:26 Gn 9:2; Ps 8:6–8; Jms 3:7

27 So God created man in his own image;

he created him in the image of God;

he created them male and female.  * 1:27 Gn 5:2; Mt 19:4; Mk 10:6

28 God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth,  * 1:28 Gn 9:1,7 and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every creature that crawls on the earth."