Genesis 1:4 - Compare All Versions
Genesis 1:3-5 MSG (The Message)
God spoke: “Light!” And light appeared. God saw that light was good and separated light from dark. God named the light Day, he named the dark Night. It was evening, it was morning— Day One.
Genesis 1:4 KJV (King James Version)
And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
Genesis 1:4 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness.
Genesis 1:4 NCV (New Century Version)
God saw that the light was good, so he divided the light from the darkness.
Genesis 1:4 ASV (American Standard Version)
And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
Genesis 1:4 NIV (New International Version)
God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.
Genesis 1:4 NKJV (New King James Version)
And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.
Genesis 1:4 AMP (Amplified Bible)
God saw that the light was good (pleasing, useful) and He affirmed and sustained it; and God separated the light [distinguishing it] from the darkness. [2 Cor 4:6]
Genesis 1:4 NLT (New Living Translation)
And God saw that the light was good. Then he separated the light from the darkness.
Genesis 1:4 TPT (The Passion Translation)
And God saw the light as pleasing and beautiful; he used the light to dispel the darkness.
Genesis 1:4 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness.