Genesis 1:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 1:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 1:3 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And God said, Let there be light: and there was light." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 1:3 — KJV
“And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.”
— Genesis 1:3 (KJV)
Genesis 1:3 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 1:3
“And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and spoil them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. And they said, Do whatsoever seemeth good unto thee. Then said the priest, Let us draw near hither unto God.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 1:3: god, let, light
“Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it.”
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“Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 1:3: god, let, light
“And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: the day...: Heb. between the day and between the night”
Shares key themes with Genesis 1:3: god, let, light
“And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.”
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