Genesis 1:27

27 So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.

Genesis 1:27 in Other Translations

KJV
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
ESV
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
NLT
27 So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.
MSG
27 God created human beings; he created them godlike, Reflecting God's nature. He created them male and female.
CSB
27 So God created man in His own image; He created him in the image of God; He created them male and female.

Genesis 1:27 In-Context

25 God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
26 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.”
27 So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.
28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”
29 Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.

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Cross References 6

  • 1. S ver 1
  • 2. Genesis 2:7; Psalms 103:14; Psalms 119:73
  • 3. S ver 26; 1 Corinthians 11:7
  • 4. Genesis 5:1
  • 5. Genesis 5:2; Matthew 19:4*; Mark 10:6*; Galatians 3:28
  • 6. Deuteronomy 4:32
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