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Creation Groans
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For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. — read the full passage →
For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.
Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
All these are the beginning of sorrows.
For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. — read the full passage →
And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; — read the full passage →
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. — read the full passage →
For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,
For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the Lord; and there is none else.
Thou, even thou, art Lord alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.
For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: — read the full passage →
And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. — read the full passage →
For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. — read the full passage →
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope, — read the full passage →
Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. — read the full passage →
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob. — read the full passage →
And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
Ah Lord God! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:
And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; — read the full passage →
And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.
Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God.
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →
Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.
Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? — read the full passage →
And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
And the earth was without form and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. — read the full passage →
And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, — read the full passage →
Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:
And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:
Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:
For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest. — read the full passage →
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
It is he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The Lord is his name.
For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.
But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness.
Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee: — read the full passage →
And the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation. — read the full passage →
And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, — read the full passage →
Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer:
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
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