Genesis 1:20-22

Easy-to-Read Version

The Fifth Day—Fish and Birds

²⁰ Then God said, “Let the water be filled with many living things, and let there be birds to fly in the air over the earth.” ²¹ So God created the large sea animals.^[a] He created all the many living things in the sea and every kind of bird that flies in the air. And God saw that this was good.

²² God blessed all the living things in the sea and told them to have many babies and fill the seas. And he blessed the birds on land and told them to have many more babies.