^{1 (P)} In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. ^{2 (P)} The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

^{3 (P)} And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. ^{4 (P)} And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. ^{5 (P)} God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.

^{6 (P)} And God said, "Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters." ^{7 (P)} And God made the expanse and separated the waters that were under the expanse from the waters that were above the expanse. And it was so. ^{8 (P)} And God called the expanse Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day.