1 In the beginning God created the sky and the earth.
2 The earth was empty and had no form. Darkness covered the ocean, and God’s Spirit was moving over the water.
3 Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
4 God saw that the light was good, so he divided the light from the darkness.
5 God named the light “day” and the darkness “night.” Evening passed, and morning came. This was the first day.
6 Then God said, “Let there be something to divide the water in two.”
7 So God made the air and placed some of the water above the air and some below it.