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Genesis 1:3
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Then God said, "Let there be light!" So there was light.
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In the beginning God created heaven and earth.
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The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep water. The Spirit of God was hovering over the water.
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Then God said, "Let there be light!" So there was light.
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God saw the light was good. So God separated the light from the darkness.
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God named the light day, and the darkness he named night. There was evening, then morning--the first day.
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