Genesis 1:3 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

6 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
אֱלֹהִ֖ים	'E.lo.Him	God	H430 →
יְהִ֣י	ye.Hi	let it be	H1961 →
א֑וֹר	'or	light	H216 →
וַֽיְהִי־	vay.hi-	and there was	H1961 →
אֽוֹר׃	'or	light	H216 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

H216ʾorlight121×

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 John 1:5
And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.
leads to
- John 8:12
  Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
- James 1:17
  Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.
- Isaiah 60:19
  No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your…
Through
John 1:5
The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
leads to
- John 3:19–20
  And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.
- John 12:36–40
  While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of light.” After Jesus had spoken these things, He went away and was hidden from them.
- 1 Corinthians 2:14
  The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
Through
2 Corinthians 4:6
For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of…
leads to
- Isaiah 60:2
  For behold, darkness covers the earth, and thick darkness is over the peoples; but the LORD will rise upon you, and His glory will appear over you.
Through
Isaiah 45:7
I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.
leads to
- Ecclesiastes 7:13–14
  Consider the work of God: Who can straighten what He has bent?

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

2 Corinthians 4:6For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.John 1:5The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.Isaiah 45:7I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.Isaiah 60:19No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor.1 John 1:5And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.Ephesians 5:8For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,John 3:19And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.Psalms 97:11Light shines on the righteous, gladness on the upright in heart.John 1:9The true Light who gives light to every man was coming into the world.Psalms 33:6By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.Psalms 33:9For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.Psalms 148:5Let them praise the name of the LORD, for He gave the command and they were created.Ephesians 5:14So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”1 John 2:8Then again, I am also writing to you a new commandment, which is true in Him and also in you. For the darkness is fading and the true light is already shining.Psalms 104:2He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,Job 38:19Where is the way to the home of light? Do you know where darkness resides,1 Timothy 6:16He alone is immortal and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has ever seen Him, nor can anyone see Him. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.Psalms 118:27The LORD is God; He has made His light to shine upon us. Bind the festal sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.

Quoted here
2 Corinthians 4:6
Paul reads 'Let there be light' as the pattern of regeneration: the God who commanded light out of darkness 'hath shined in our hearts.'
Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (public domain)
Quoted, and the whole passage comes with it
2 Corinthians 4:6
Paul casts conversion as a new Genesis: 'God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts.'
Beale-Carson CNTUOT (2007, cite-only); OpenBible high-vote link

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