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LXX

Genesis 1:1

In the beginning God made the heaven and the earth.

Parallel Translations

LXX2012View canonical →
In the beginning God made the heaven and the earth.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
World English Bible

Cross References

John 1:1–3Hebrews 11:3Isaiah 45:18Revelation 4:11Hebrews 1:10Colossians 1:16–17Isaiah 42:5Exodus 20:11Job 38:4Acts 17:242 Peter 3:5Nehemiah 9:6Isaiah 44:24Jeremiah 32:17Jeremiah 51:15

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