Genesis 1

The Story of Creation

1 In the beginning, when God created the universe,*1.1: In the beginning … the universe; or In the beginning God created the universe; or When God began to create the universe.2 the earth was formless and desolate. The raging ocean that covered everything was engulfed in total darkness, and the Spirit of God*1.2: the Spirit of God; or the power of God; or a wind from God; or an awesome wind. was moving over the water.