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Genesis 1:1-2
Christian Standard Bible

The Creation

1 In the beginning(A) God created the heavens and the earth.[a](B)

2 Now the earth was formless and empty,(C) darkness covered the surface of the watery depths, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.(D)

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  1. 1:1 Or created the universe
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