Genesis 1:1-2

Christian Standard Bible

The Creation

1 In the beginning^(A) God created the heavens and the earth.^[a]^(B)

²Now the earth was formless and empty,^(C) darkness covered the surface of the watery depths, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.^(D)

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1:1 Or created the universe

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