Genesis 1:26 God spoke: “Let us make human beings in our image, make them reflecting our nature So they can be responsible for the fish in the sea, the birds in the air, ...

1:26 MSG

逐节对照

The Message - God spoke: “Let us make human beings in our image, make them reflecting our nature So they can be responsible for the fish in the sea, the birds in the air, the cattle, And, yes, Earth itself, and every animal that moves on the face of Earth.” God created human beings; he created them godlike, Reflecting God’s nature. He created them male and female. God blessed them: “Prosper! Reproduce! Fill Earth! Take charge! Be responsible for fish in the sea and birds in the air, for every living thing that moves on the face of Earth.”
新标点和合本 - 神说：“我们要照着我们的形像、按着我们的样式造人，使他们管理海里的鱼、空中的鸟、地上的牲畜，和全地，并地上所爬的一切昆虫。”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 上帝说：“我们要照着我们的形像，按着我们的样式造人，使他们管理海里的鱼、天空的鸟、地上的牲畜和全地，以及地上爬的一切爬行动物。”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 神说：“我们要照着我们的形像，按着我们的样式造人，使他们管理海里的鱼、天空的鸟、地上的牲畜和全地，以及地上爬的一切爬行动物。”
当代译本 - 上帝说：“我们要照着我们的形象，按着我们的样式造人，让他们管理海里的鱼、空中的鸟和地上的牲畜及一切爬虫。”
圣经新译本 - 　神说：“我们要照着我们的形象，按着我们的样式造人；使他们管理海里的鱼、空中的鸟、地上的牲畜，以及全地，和地上所有爬行的生物！”
中文标准译本 - 神说：“让我们照着我们的形象、按着我们的样式造人；让他们管理海里的鱼、天空的飞鸟、地上的走兽，以及全地和其上活动的一切爬虫。”
现代标点和合本 - 神说：“我们要照着我们的形像，按着我们的样式造人，使他们管理海里的鱼、空中的鸟、地上的牲畜和全地，并地上所爬的一切昆虫。”
和合本（拼音版） - 上帝说：“我们要照着我们的形像，按着我们的样式造人，使他们管理海里的鱼、空中的鸟、地上的牲畜和全地，并地上所爬的一切昆虫。”
New International Version - Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”
New International Reader's Version - Then God said, “Let us make human beings so that they are like us. Let them rule over the fish in the seas and the birds in the sky. Let them rule over the livestock and all the wild animals. And let them rule over all the creatures that move along the ground.”
English Standard Version - Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
New Living Translation - Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth, and the small animals that scurry along the ground.”
Christian Standard Bible - Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness. They will rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the livestock, the whole earth, and the creatures that crawl on the earth.”
New American Standard Bible - Then God said, “ Let Us make mankind in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the livestock and over all the earth, and over every crawling thing that crawls on the earth.”
New King James Version - Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
Amplified Bible - Then God said, “Let Us (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) make man in Our image, according to Our likeness [not physical, but a spiritual personality and moral likeness]; and let them have complete authority over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the cattle, and over the entire earth, and over everything that creeps and crawls on the earth.”
American Standard Version - And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
King James Version - And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
New English Translation - Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, after our likeness, so they may rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move on the earth.”
World English Bible - God said, “Let’s make man in our image, after our likeness. Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
新標點和合本 - 神說：「我們要照着我們的形像、按着我們的樣式造人，使他們管理海裏的魚、空中的鳥、地上的牲畜，和全地，並地上所爬的一切昆蟲。」
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 上帝說：「我們要照着我們的形像，按着我們的樣式造人，使他們管理海裏的魚、天空的鳥、地上的牲畜和全地，以及地上爬的一切爬行動物。」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 神說：「我們要照着我們的形像，按着我們的樣式造人，使他們管理海裏的魚、天空的鳥、地上的牲畜和全地，以及地上爬的一切爬行動物。」
當代譯本 - 上帝說：「我們要照著我們的形像，按著我們的樣式造人，讓他們管理海裡的魚、空中的鳥和地上的牲畜及一切爬蟲。」
聖經新譯本 - 　神說：“我們要照著我們的形象，按著我們的樣式造人；使他們管理海裡的魚、空中的鳥、地上的牲畜，以及全地，和地上所有爬行的生物！”
呂振中譯本 - 上帝說：『我們要造人，按着我們的形像，照我們的樣式來造；讓他們管理海裏的魚、空中的飛鳥，也管理牲口、以及全地、和爬在地上的各樣爬行動物。』
中文標準譯本 - 神說：「讓我們照著我們的形象、按著我們的樣式造人；讓他們管理海裡的魚、天空的飛鳥、地上的走獸，以及全地和其上活動的一切爬蟲。」
現代標點和合本 - 神說：「我們要照著我們的形像，按著我們的樣式造人，使他們管理海裡的魚、空中的鳥、地上的牲畜和全地，並地上所爬的一切昆蟲。」
文理和合譯本 - 上帝曰、宜造人、其形其象肖我儕、以治海魚飛鳥牲畜、及動於地上之昆蟲、並治全地、
文理委辦譯本 - 上帝曰、宜造人、其像象我儕、以治海魚、飛鳥、六畜、昆蟲、亦以治理乎地。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 天主曰、我儕當造人、肖我儕之像、以治海魚飛鳥牲畜、及凡動於地之昆蟲、亦治全地、
Nueva Versión Internacional - y dijo: «Hagamos al ser humano a nuestra imagen y semejanza. Que tenga dominio sobre los peces del mar, y sobre las aves del cielo; sobre los animales domésticos, sobre los animales salvajes, y sobre todos los reptiles que se arrastran por el suelo».
현대인의 성경 - 그러고서 하나님은 “우리의 모습을 닮은 사람을 만들어 바다의 고기와 공중의 새와 가축과 온 땅과 땅에 기어다니는 모든 생물을 지배하게 하자” 하시고
Новый Русский Перевод - Потом Бог сказал: «Создадим человека – Наш образ и Наше подобие, – пусть он царствует над рыбами морскими и птицами небесными, над скотом, над всей землей и над всеми пресмыкающимися».
Восточный перевод - Потом Всевышний сказал: «Создадим человека – Наш образ и Наше подобие (в духовном плане), – пусть он царствует над рыбами морскими и птицами небесными, над скотом, над всей землёй и над всеми пресмыкающимися».
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Потом Всевышний сказал: «Создадим человека – Наш образ и Наше подобие (в духовном плане), – пусть он царствует над рыбами морскими и птицами небесными, над скотом, над всей землёй и над всеми пресмыкающимися».
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Потом Всевышний сказал: «Создадим человека – Наш образ и Наше подобие (в духовном плане), – пусть он царствует над рыбами морскими и птицами небесными, над скотом, над всей землёй и над всеми пресмыкающимися».
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Puis Dieu dit : Faisons les hommes de sorte qu’ils soient notre image , qu’ils nous ressemblent. Qu’ils dominent sur les poissons de la mer, sur les oiseaux du ciel, sur les bestiaux sur toute la terre et sur tous les reptiles et les insectes.
リビングバイブル - そして最後に、神はこう言われました。「さあ、人間を造ろう。地と空と海のあらゆる生き物を治めさせるために、われわれに最も近い、われわれのかたちに似せて人間を造ろう。」
Nova Versão Internacional - Então disse Deus: “Façamos o homem à nossa imagem, conforme a nossa semelhança. Domine ele sobre os peixes do mar, sobre as aves do céu, sobre os grandes animais de toda a terra e sobre todos os pequenos animais que se movem rente ao chão”.
Hoffnung für alle - Dann sagte Gott: »Jetzt wollen wir den Menschen machen, unser Ebenbild, das uns ähnlich ist. Er soll über die ganze Erde verfügen: über die Tiere im Meer, am Himmel und auf der Erde.«
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Đức Chúa Trời phán: “Chúng ta hãy tạo nên loài người theo hình ảnh chúng ta, giống như chúng ta, để quản trị các loài cá dưới biển, loài chim trên trời, cùng các loài súc vật, loài dã thú, và các loài bò sát trên mặt đất.”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - แล้วพระเจ้าตรัสว่า “ให้เราสร้างมนุษย์ขึ้นตามแบบเรา ตามอย่างเรา เพื่อให้เขาครอบครองปลาในทะเล นกในอากาศ สัตว์ใช้งาน สัตว์ป่าทั้งปวง และสัตว์ที่เลื้อยคลาน”
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ครั้นแล้วพระเจ้าก็กล่าวว่า “เรามาสร้างมนุษย์ ตามภาพลักษณ์ของเรากันเถิด ให้มีคุณลักษณะเหมือนเรา และให้พวกเขาควบคุมดูแลปลาในท้องทะเล นกในอากาศ และสัตว์เลี้ยง รวมทั้งควบคุมทั่วทั้งแผ่นดินโลกและบรรดาสัตว์ที่เลื้อยคลานบนพื้นดิน”

交叉引用

John 5:17 - But Jesus defended himself. “My Father is working straight through, even on the Sabbath. So am I.”
James 3:7 - This is scary: You can tame a tiger, but you can’t tame a tongue—it’s never been done. The tongue runs wild, a wanton killer. With our tongues we bless God our Father; with the same tongues we curse the very men and women he made in his image. Curses and blessings out of the same mouth!
Psalms 104:24 - What a wildly wonderful world, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations. Oh, look—the deep, wide sea, brimming with fish past counting, sardines and sharks and salmon. Ships plow those waters, and Leviathan, your pet dragon, romps in them. All the creatures look expectantly to you to give them their meals on time. You come, and they gather around; you open your hand and they eat from it. If you turned your back, they’d die in a minute— Take back your Spirit and they die, revert to original mud; Send out your Spirit and they spring to life— the whole countryside in bloom and blossom.
John 14:23 - “Because a loveless world,” said Jesus, “is a sightless world. If anyone loves me, he will carefully keep my word and my Father will love him—we’ll move right into the neighborhood! Not loving me means not keeping my words. The message you are hearing isn’t mine. It’s the message of the Father who sent me.
Genesis 9:6 - Whoever sheds human blood, by humans let his blood be shed, Because God made humans in his image reflecting God’s very nature. You’re here to bear fruit, reproduce, lavish life on the Earth, live bountifully!”
Isaiah 64:8 - Still, God, you are our Father. We’re the clay and you’re our potter: All of us are what you made us. Don’t be too angry with us, O God. Don’t keep a permanent account of wrongdoing. Keep in mind, please, we are your people—all of us. Your holy cities are all ghost towns: Zion’s a ghost town, Jerusalem’s a field of weeds. Our holy and beautiful Temple, which our ancestors filled with your praises, Was burned down by fire, all our lovely parks and gardens in ruins. In the face of all this, are you going to sit there unmoved, God? Aren’t you going to say something? Haven’t you made us miserable long enough?
Colossians 1:15 - We look at this Son and see the God who cannot be seen. We look at this Son and see God’s original purpose in everything created. For everything, absolutely everything, above and below, visible and invisible, rank after rank after rank of angels—everything got started in him and finds its purpose in him. He was there before any of it came into existence and holds it all together right up to this moment. And when it comes to the church, he organizes and holds it together, like a head does a body.
Genesis 5:1 - This is the family tree of the human race: When God created the human race, he made it godlike, with a nature akin to God. He created both male and female and blessed them, the whole human race.
Psalms 100:3 - Know this: God is God, and God, God. He made us; we didn’t make him. We’re his people, his well-tended sheep.
Psalms 8:5 - Yet we’ve so narrowly missed being gods, bright with Eden’s dawn light. You put us in charge of your handcrafted world, repeated to us your Genesis-charge, Made us stewards of sheep and cattle, even animals out in the wild, Birds flying and fish swimming, whales singing in the ocean deeps.
Genesis 3:22 - God said, “The Man has become like one of us, capable of knowing everything, ranging from good to evil. What if he now should reach out and take fruit from the Tree-of-Life and eat, and live forever? Never—this cannot happen!”

逐节对照

交叉引用

The Message - God spoke: “Let us make human beings in our image, make them reflecting our nature So they can be responsible for the fish in the sea, the birds in the air, the cattle, And, yes, Earth itself, and every animal that moves on the face of Earth.” God created human beings; he created them godlike, Reflecting God’s nature. He created them male and female. God blessed them: “Prosper! Reproduce! Fill Earth! Take charge! Be responsible for fish in the sea and birds in the air, for every living thing that moves on the face of Earth.”
新标点和合本 - 神说：“我们要照着我们的形像、按着我们的样式造人，使他们管理海里的鱼、空中的鸟、地上的牲畜，和全地，并地上所爬的一切昆虫。”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 上帝说：“我们要照着我们的形像，按着我们的样式造人，使他们管理海里的鱼、天空的鸟、地上的牲畜和全地，以及地上爬的一切爬行动物。”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 神说：“我们要照着我们的形像，按着我们的样式造人，使他们管理海里的鱼、天空的鸟、地上的牲畜和全地，以及地上爬的一切爬行动物。”
当代译本 - 上帝说：“我们要照着我们的形象，按着我们的样式造人，让他们管理海里的鱼、空中的鸟和地上的牲畜及一切爬虫。”
圣经新译本 - 　神说：“我们要照着我们的形象，按着我们的样式造人；使他们管理海里的鱼、空中的鸟、地上的牲畜，以及全地，和地上所有爬行的生物！”
中文标准译本 - 神说：“让我们照着我们的形象、按着我们的样式造人；让他们管理海里的鱼、天空的飞鸟、地上的走兽，以及全地和其上活动的一切爬虫。”
现代标点和合本 - 神说：“我们要照着我们的形像，按着我们的样式造人，使他们管理海里的鱼、空中的鸟、地上的牲畜和全地，并地上所爬的一切昆虫。”
和合本（拼音版） - 上帝说：“我们要照着我们的形像，按着我们的样式造人，使他们管理海里的鱼、空中的鸟、地上的牲畜和全地，并地上所爬的一切昆虫。”
New International Version - Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”
New International Reader's Version - Then God said, “Let us make human beings so that they are like us. Let them rule over the fish in the seas and the birds in the sky. Let them rule over the livestock and all the wild animals. And let them rule over all the creatures that move along the ground.”
English Standard Version - Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
New Living Translation - Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth, and the small animals that scurry along the ground.”
Christian Standard Bible - Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness. They will rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the livestock, the whole earth, and the creatures that crawl on the earth.”
New American Standard Bible - Then God said, “ Let Us make mankind in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the livestock and over all the earth, and over every crawling thing that crawls on the earth.”
New King James Version - Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
Amplified Bible - Then God said, “Let Us (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) make man in Our image, according to Our likeness [not physical, but a spiritual personality and moral likeness]; and let them have complete authority over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the cattle, and over the entire earth, and over everything that creeps and crawls on the earth.”
American Standard Version - And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
King James Version - And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
New English Translation - Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, after our likeness, so they may rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move on the earth.”
World English Bible - God said, “Let’s make man in our image, after our likeness. Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
新標點和合本 - 神說：「我們要照着我們的形像、按着我們的樣式造人，使他們管理海裏的魚、空中的鳥、地上的牲畜，和全地，並地上所爬的一切昆蟲。」
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 上帝說：「我們要照着我們的形像，按着我們的樣式造人，使他們管理海裏的魚、天空的鳥、地上的牲畜和全地，以及地上爬的一切爬行動物。」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 神說：「我們要照着我們的形像，按着我們的樣式造人，使他們管理海裏的魚、天空的鳥、地上的牲畜和全地，以及地上爬的一切爬行動物。」
當代譯本 - 上帝說：「我們要照著我們的形像，按著我們的樣式造人，讓他們管理海裡的魚、空中的鳥和地上的牲畜及一切爬蟲。」
聖經新譯本 - 　神說：“我們要照著我們的形象，按著我們的樣式造人；使他們管理海裡的魚、空中的鳥、地上的牲畜，以及全地，和地上所有爬行的生物！”
呂振中譯本 - 上帝說：『我們要造人，按着我們的形像，照我們的樣式來造；讓他們管理海裏的魚、空中的飛鳥，也管理牲口、以及全地、和爬在地上的各樣爬行動物。』
中文標準譯本 - 神說：「讓我們照著我們的形象、按著我們的樣式造人；讓他們管理海裡的魚、天空的飛鳥、地上的走獸，以及全地和其上活動的一切爬蟲。」
現代標點和合本 - 神說：「我們要照著我們的形像，按著我們的樣式造人，使他們管理海裡的魚、空中的鳥、地上的牲畜和全地，並地上所爬的一切昆蟲。」
文理和合譯本 - 上帝曰、宜造人、其形其象肖我儕、以治海魚飛鳥牲畜、及動於地上之昆蟲、並治全地、
文理委辦譯本 - 上帝曰、宜造人、其像象我儕、以治海魚、飛鳥、六畜、昆蟲、亦以治理乎地。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 天主曰、我儕當造人、肖我儕之像、以治海魚飛鳥牲畜、及凡動於地之昆蟲、亦治全地、
Nueva Versión Internacional - y dijo: «Hagamos al ser humano a nuestra imagen y semejanza. Que tenga dominio sobre los peces del mar, y sobre las aves del cielo; sobre los animales domésticos, sobre los animales salvajes, y sobre todos los reptiles que se arrastran por el suelo».
현대인의 성경 - 그러고서 하나님은 “우리의 모습을 닮은 사람을 만들어 바다의 고기와 공중의 새와 가축과 온 땅과 땅에 기어다니는 모든 생물을 지배하게 하자” 하시고
Новый Русский Перевод - Потом Бог сказал: «Создадим человека – Наш образ и Наше подобие, – пусть он царствует над рыбами морскими и птицами небесными, над скотом, над всей землей и над всеми пресмыкающимися».
Восточный перевод - Потом Всевышний сказал: «Создадим человека – Наш образ и Наше подобие (в духовном плане), – пусть он царствует над рыбами морскими и птицами небесными, над скотом, над всей землёй и над всеми пресмыкающимися».
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Потом Всевышний сказал: «Создадим человека – Наш образ и Наше подобие (в духовном плане), – пусть он царствует над рыбами морскими и птицами небесными, над скотом, над всей землёй и над всеми пресмыкающимися».
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Потом Всевышний сказал: «Создадим человека – Наш образ и Наше подобие (в духовном плане), – пусть он царствует над рыбами морскими и птицами небесными, над скотом, над всей землёй и над всеми пресмыкающимися».
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Puis Dieu dit : Faisons les hommes de sorte qu’ils soient notre image , qu’ils nous ressemblent. Qu’ils dominent sur les poissons de la mer, sur les oiseaux du ciel, sur les bestiaux sur toute la terre et sur tous les reptiles et les insectes.
リビングバイブル - そして最後に、神はこう言われました。「さあ、人間を造ろう。地と空と海のあらゆる生き物を治めさせるために、われわれに最も近い、われわれのかたちに似せて人間を造ろう。」
Nova Versão Internacional - Então disse Deus: “Façamos o homem à nossa imagem, conforme a nossa semelhança. Domine ele sobre os peixes do mar, sobre as aves do céu, sobre os grandes animais de toda a terra e sobre todos os pequenos animais que se movem rente ao chão”.
Hoffnung für alle - Dann sagte Gott: »Jetzt wollen wir den Menschen machen, unser Ebenbild, das uns ähnlich ist. Er soll über die ganze Erde verfügen: über die Tiere im Meer, am Himmel und auf der Erde.«
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Đức Chúa Trời phán: “Chúng ta hãy tạo nên loài người theo hình ảnh chúng ta, giống như chúng ta, để quản trị các loài cá dưới biển, loài chim trên trời, cùng các loài súc vật, loài dã thú, và các loài bò sát trên mặt đất.”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - แล้วพระเจ้าตรัสว่า “ให้เราสร้างมนุษย์ขึ้นตามแบบเรา ตามอย่างเรา เพื่อให้เขาครอบครองปลาในทะเล นกในอากาศ สัตว์ใช้งาน สัตว์ป่าทั้งปวง และสัตว์ที่เลื้อยคลาน”
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ครั้นแล้วพระเจ้าก็กล่าวว่า “เรามาสร้างมนุษย์ ตามภาพลักษณ์ของเรากันเถิด ให้มีคุณลักษณะเหมือนเรา และให้พวกเขาควบคุมดูแลปลาในท้องทะเล นกในอากาศ และสัตว์เลี้ยง รวมทั้งควบคุมทั่วทั้งแผ่นดินโลกและบรรดาสัตว์ที่เลื้อยคลานบนพื้นดิน”

John 5:17 - But Jesus defended himself. “My Father is working straight through, even on the Sabbath. So am I.”
James 3:7 - This is scary: You can tame a tiger, but you can’t tame a tongue—it’s never been done. The tongue runs wild, a wanton killer. With our tongues we bless God our Father; with the same tongues we curse the very men and women he made in his image. Curses and blessings out of the same mouth!
Psalms 104:24 - What a wildly wonderful world, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations. Oh, look—the deep, wide sea, brimming with fish past counting, sardines and sharks and salmon. Ships plow those waters, and Leviathan, your pet dragon, romps in them. All the creatures look expectantly to you to give them their meals on time. You come, and they gather around; you open your hand and they eat from it. If you turned your back, they’d die in a minute— Take back your Spirit and they die, revert to original mud; Send out your Spirit and they spring to life— the whole countryside in bloom and blossom.
John 14:23 - “Because a loveless world,” said Jesus, “is a sightless world. If anyone loves me, he will carefully keep my word and my Father will love him—we’ll move right into the neighborhood! Not loving me means not keeping my words. The message you are hearing isn’t mine. It’s the message of the Father who sent me.
Genesis 9:6 - Whoever sheds human blood, by humans let his blood be shed, Because God made humans in his image reflecting God’s very nature. You’re here to bear fruit, reproduce, lavish life on the Earth, live bountifully!”
Isaiah 64:8 - Still, God, you are our Father. We’re the clay and you’re our potter: All of us are what you made us. Don’t be too angry with us, O God. Don’t keep a permanent account of wrongdoing. Keep in mind, please, we are your people—all of us. Your holy cities are all ghost towns: Zion’s a ghost town, Jerusalem’s a field of weeds. Our holy and beautiful Temple, which our ancestors filled with your praises, Was burned down by fire, all our lovely parks and gardens in ruins. In the face of all this, are you going to sit there unmoved, God? Aren’t you going to say something? Haven’t you made us miserable long enough?
Colossians 1:15 - We look at this Son and see the God who cannot be seen. We look at this Son and see God’s original purpose in everything created. For everything, absolutely everything, above and below, visible and invisible, rank after rank after rank of angels—everything got started in him and finds its purpose in him. He was there before any of it came into existence and holds it all together right up to this moment. And when it comes to the church, he organizes and holds it together, like a head does a body.
Genesis 5:1 - This is the family tree of the human race: When God created the human race, he made it godlike, with a nature akin to God. He created both male and female and blessed them, the whole human race.
Psalms 100:3 - Know this: God is God, and God, God. He made us; we didn’t make him. We’re his people, his well-tended sheep.
Psalms 8:5 - Yet we’ve so narrowly missed being gods, bright with Eden’s dawn light. You put us in charge of your handcrafted world, repeated to us your Genesis-charge, Made us stewards of sheep and cattle, even animals out in the wild, Birds flying and fish swimming, whales singing in the ocean deeps.
Genesis 3:22 - God said, “The Man has become like one of us, capable of knowing everything, ranging from good to evil. What if he now should reach out and take fruit from the Tree-of-Life and eat, and live forever? Never—this cannot happen!”