Genesis 1:27
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 1:27 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 1:27 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 1:27 — KJV
“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.”
— Genesis 1:27 (KJV)
Genesis 1:27 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 1:27
“Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break down their images.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 1:27: god, own, image
“Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God. standing...: or, pillar image of...: or, figured stone: Heb. a stone of picture”
Shares key themes with Genesis 1:27: god, own, image
“Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,”
Shares key themes with Genesis 1:27: image, male, female
“And ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place. overthrow: Heb. break down”
Shares key themes with Genesis 1:27: god, own, image
“For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves: images: Heb. statues”
Shares key themes with Genesis 1:27: god, own, image
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