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Genesis 1:16
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So God made the two larger lights, the sun to rule over the day and the moon to rule over the night; he also made the stars.
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Then God commanded, "Let lights appear in the sky to separate day from night and to show the time when days, years, and religious festivals begin;
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they will shine in the sky to give light to the earth" - and it was done.
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So God made the two larger lights, the sun to rule over the day and the moon to rule over the night; he also made the stars.
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He placed the lights in the sky to shine on the earth,
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to rule over the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God was pleased with what he saw.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.