Genesis 1:26
¶ 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.
¶ And God said, *Let vs make man in our Image, after our likenesse: and let them haue dominion ouer the fish of the sea, and ouer the foule of the aire, and ouer the cattell, and ouer all the earth, and ouer euery creeping thing that creepeth vpon the earth.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referenceChap. 5.1. and 9.6. 1.corin. 11.7. ephes. 4.14. col. 3.10.
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- Colossians 3:10Rank 1 from verse 26
- Ephesians 4:24Rank 2 from verse 26
- Psalms 8:4–8Rank 3 from verse 26
4What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
5For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.
6Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:
7All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;
8The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.
4*What is man, that thou art mindfull of him? and the sonne of man, that thou visitest him?
5For thou hast made him a little lower then the Angels; and hast crowned him with glory and honour.
6*Thou madest him to haue dominion ouer the workes of thy hands; thou hast put all things vnder his feete.
7†All sheepe and oxen, yea and the beasts of the field.
8The foule of the aire, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoeuer passeth through the paths of the seas.
- Genesis 3:22Rank 4 from verse 26
22¶ And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
22¶ And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of vs, to know good & euill. And now lest hee put foorth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eate and liue for euer:
- Genesis 5:1Rank 5 from verse 26
- Psalms 100:3Rank 6 from verse 26
- 2 Corinthians 3:18Rank 7 from verse 26
18But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
18But we all, with open face beholding as in a glasse the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image, from glorie to glorie, euen as ‖by the spirit of the Lord.
- Genesis 9:2–4Rank 8 from verse 26
2And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.
3Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.
4But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.
2And the feare of you, & the dread of you shall be vpon euery beast of the earth, and vpon euery fowle of the aire, vpon all that mooueth vpon the earth, and vpon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they deliuered.
3Euery mouing thing that liueth, shalbe meat for you; euen as the *greene herbe haue I giuen you all things.
4*But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall you not eate.
- Isaiah 64:8Rank 9 from verse 26
- Colossians 1:15Rank 10 from verse 26
- 2 Corinthians 4:4Rank 11 from verse 26
4In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
4In whom the God of this world hath blinded the minds of them which beleeue not, lest the light of the glorious Gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine vnto them.
- Hebrews 2:6–9Rank 12 from verse 26
6But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him?
7Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands:
8Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him.
9But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
6But one in a certaine place testified, saying: *What is man, that thou art mindfull of him: or the Sonne of man that thou visitest him?
7Thou madest him a ‖little lower then the Angels, thou crownedst him with glory and honor, and didst set him ouer the workes of thy hands.
8Thou hast put all things in subiection vnder his feete. For in that he put all in subiection vnder him, hee left nothing that is not put vnder him. But now wee see not yet all things put vnder him.
9But wee see Iesus, who was made a little lower then the Angels, ‖for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour, that hee by the grace of God should taste death for euery man.
- 1 Corinthians 11:7Rank 14 from verse 26
- Acts 17:28–29Rank 15 from verse 26
28For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
29Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device.
28For in him we liue, and mooue, and haue our being, as certaine also of your owne Poets haue said, For we are also his offspring.
29Forasmuch then as wee are the offspring of God, *wee ought not to thinke that the Godhead is like vnto golde, or siluer, or stone grauen by arte, and mans deuice.
- Genesis 9:6Rank 16 from verse 26
- Ecclesiastes 7:29Rank 17 from verse 26
- Acts 17:26Rank 18 from verse 26
26And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
26And hath made of one blood all nations of men, for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation:
- John 14:23Rank 19 from verse 26
23Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
23Iesus answered, and saide vnto him, If a man loue mee, he will keepe my wordes: and my Father will loue him, and wee will come vnto him, and make our abode with him.
- 1 John 5:7Rank 20 from verse 26
- Isaiah 6:8Rank 21 from verse 26
- Psalms 104:20–24Rank 22 from verse 26
20Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.
21The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
22The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.
23Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.
24O Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
20†Thou makest darknesse, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forrest doe creepe forth.
21The young lyons roare after their pray: and seeke their meate from God.
22The sunne ariseth, they gather themselues together: and lay them downe in their dennes.
23Man goeth forth vnto his worke: and to his labour, vntill the euening.
24O LORD, how manifold are thy workes! in wisedome hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
- Psalms 149:2Rank 23 from verse 26
- Genesis 11:7Rank 25 from verse 26
- Jeremiah 27:6Rank 26 from verse 26
6And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him.
6*And now haue I giuen all these landes into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon my seruant, and the beasts of the field haue I giuen him also to serue him.
- Acts 17:20Rank 30 from verse 26
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Genesis 1:26
The one true God.
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Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.
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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.
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To form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition.
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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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A likeness, resemblance, representation, figure, or corresponding form.
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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.
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Resemblance, similarity, correspondence, form, appearance, image, or representation by which one person or thing is like another.
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Sense 1: Rule, authority, mastery, power, or controlling sway over persons, creatures, conduct, or conditions. Sense 2: The realm or territory under such rule.
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Sense 1: An aquatic animal. Sense 2: As a verb, to catch fish.
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1. A great body or expanse of gathered waters, including a named sea or lake, in which ships and creatures move. 2. The large brazen or molten basin made for the temple and called a sea. 3. Something represented or compared as a sea.
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A bird, especially one used for food or sacrifice.
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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.
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Each individual or member of the class, group, place, time, side, or kind named; all distributively.
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Moving on the belly or close to the surface of the earth.
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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.
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25And 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.
25And God made the beast of the earth after his kinde, and cattell after their kinde, and euery thing that creepeth vpon the earth, after his kinde: and God saw that it was good.
26¶ 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.
26¶ And God said, *Let vs make man in our Image, after our likenesse: and let them haue dominion ouer the fish of the sea, and ouer the foule of the aire, and ouer the cattell, and ouer all the earth, and ouer euery creeping thing that creepeth vpon the earth.
Selected passage27So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
27So God created man in his owne Image, in the Image of God created hee him; *male and female created hee them.