Genesis 1:3
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Bible text
God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
Text: World English Bible (Classic, with deuterocanon). The World English Bible is in the Public Domain. "World English Bible" is a trademark of eBible.org.. Licence: Public domain (World English Bible). Source: ebible.org. Footnotes and cross references are left out; the rights holder has not reviewed or endorsed this display.
Statistics
- 23 Uses? Every use that covers this verse, also through a reference to its whole chapter.
- 23 Uses naming the verse? As in the Top 100: only uses that name this verse.
- #476 Rank? Rank 476 of 19,199 verses named in at least one use; tied verses share a rank.
- mapped Mapping? Position 3 in the sequence Protestant canon, 66 books (KJV numbering), Old Testament
23 of the uses are a lower bound (repetitions not known exactly).
Persons in this verse
No person of the Bible is linked to this verse yet.
Topics of this verse
- Earth
- Omnipotence
- Speaking things into existence
- Creativity
- Homosexuality
- Leviathan
- The ocean
- Assumption
- Non believers
The strongest topics first, by the votes of the OpenBible.info readers.
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Numbering in the versification systems?
Bible editions number some verses differently. This verse has the following labels; labels that differ from the one shown above are marked.
Sources that cite this verse?
- Historical Christian Faith: church-father quotations: 14 uses
- losung.net: Losungen archive: 7 uses
- YouVersion Verse of the Day Archive: 2 uses
Uses?
23 approved public uses (data: Official), newest first.
- Date
- Sep 13, 2026
- Cited as
- Genesis 1:3
- Source
- YouVersion Verse of the Day Archive, YouVersion Verse of the Day
- Usage
- Citation
- Language
- English
- Contributed by
- contributor-3fbt58hvk54z
- Date
- Jul 13, 2025
- Cited as
- Genesis 1:3
- Source
- YouVersion Verse of the Day Archive, YouVersion Verse of the Day
- Usage
- Citation
- Language
- English
- Contributed by
- contributor-3fbt58hvk54z
- Date
- Aug 20, 2023
- Cited as
- 1.Mose 1,3
- Source
- losung.net: Losungen archive, losung.net: Sonntag, 20. August 2023
- Usage
- Citation
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Moravian Church
- Event
- Die Losungen, 2023-08-20
- Language
- German
- Organization
- Evangelische Brüder-Unität – Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- Jan 20, 2018
- Cited as
- 1.Mose 1,3
- Source
- losung.net: Losungen archive, losung.net: Samstag, 20. Januar 2018
- Usage
- Citation
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Moravian Church
- Event
- Die Losungen, 2018-01-20
- Language
- German
- Organization
- Evangelische Brüder-Unität – Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- Mar 13, 2014
- Cited as
- 1.Mose 1,3
- Source
- losung.net: Losungen archive, losung.net: Donnerstag, 13. März 2014
- Usage
- Citation
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Moravian Church
- Event
- Die Losungen, 2014-03-13
- Language
- German
- Organization
- Evangelische Brüder-Unität – Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- Aug 30, 2011
- Cited as
- 1.Mose 1,3
- Source
- losung.net: Losungen archive, losung.net: Dienstag, 30. August 2011
- Usage
- Citation
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Moravian Church
- Event
- Die Losungen, 2011-08-30
- Language
- German
- Organization
- Evangelische Brüder-Unität – Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- May 29, 2008
- Cited as
- 1.Mose 1,3
- Source
- losung.net: Losungen archive, losung.net: Donnerstag, 29. Mai 2008
- Usage
- Citation
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Moravian Church
- Event
- Die Losungen, 2008-05-29
- Language
- German
- Organization
- Evangelische Brüder-Unität – Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- Mar 30, 2005
- Cited as
- 1.Mose 1,3
- Source
- losung.net: Losungen archive, losung.net: Mittwoch, 30. März 2005
- Usage
- Citation
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Moravian Church
- Event
- Die Losungen, 2005-03-30
- Language
- German
- Organization
- Evangelische Brüder-Unität – Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- Feb 5, 2001
- Cited as
- 1.Mose 1,3
- Source
- losung.net: Losungen archive, losung.net: Montag, 5. Februar 2001
- Usage
- Citation
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Moravian Church
- Event
- Die Losungen, 2001-02-05
- Language
- German
- Organization
- Evangelische Brüder-Unität – Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- Jan 1, 1221 – Dec 31, 1274
- Cited as
- Genesis 1:3
- Source
- Historical Christian Faith: church-father quotations, Collations on the Hexaemeron, Collation
- Usage
- Citation
- Author
- Bonaventure
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Catholic
- Language
- Latin
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- Jan 1, 1221 – Dec 31, 1274
- Cited as
- Genesis 1:3
- Source
- Historical Christian Faith: church-father quotations, Collationes de Decem Praeceptis, Collation
- Usage
- Citation
- Author
- Bonaventure
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Catholic
- Language
- Latin
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- Jan 1, 1225 – Dec 31, 1274
- Cited as
- Genesis 1:3
- Source
- Historical Christian Faith: church-father quotations, Writings of Thomas Aquinas
- Usage
- Citation
- Author
- Thomas Aquinas
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Catholic
- Language
- Latin
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- Jan 1, 1221 – Dec 31, 1274
- Cited as
- Genesis 1:3
- Source
- Historical Christian Faith: church-father quotations, Collations on the Hexaemeron, Collation
- Usage
- Citation
- Author
- Bonaventure
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Catholic
- Language
- Latin
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- Jan 1, 667 – Dec 31, 735
- Cited as
- Genesis 1:3
- Source
- Historical Christian Faith: church-father quotations, Commentary on Genesis (Hexaemeron)
- Usage
- Analysis
- Author
- Bede
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Catholic
- Language
- Latin
- Venue
- England
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- 0545
- Cited as
- Genesis 1:3
- Source
- Historical Christian Faith: church-father quotations, The Christian Topography, Book
- Usage
- Citation
- Author
- Cosmas Indicopleustes
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Eastern Orthodox
- Language
- Ancient Greek (to 1453)
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- Jan 1, 354 – Dec 31, 430
- Cited as
- Genesis 1:3
- Source
- Historical Christian Faith: church-father quotations, ON THE LITERAL INTERPRETATION OF GENESIS
- Usage
- Citation
- Author
- Augustine of Hippo
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Early Church
- Language
- Latin
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- Jan 1, 354 – Dec 31, 430
- Cited as
- Genesis 1:3
- Source
- Historical Christian Faith: church-father quotations, ON THE LITERAL INTERPRETATION OF GENESIS
- Usage
- Citation
- Author
- Augustine of Hippo
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Early Church
- Language
- Latin
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- Jan 1, 334 – Dec 31, 397
- Cited as
- Genesis 1:3
- Source
- Historical Christian Faith: church-father quotations, The Six Days of Creation
- Usage
- Citation
- Author
- Ambrose of Milan
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Early Church
- Language
- Latin
- Venue
- Milan
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- 0379
- Cited as
- Genesis 1:3-4
- Source
- Historical Christian Faith: church-father quotations, QUESTIONS ON THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS, QUESTION 3: WHY MOSES DESCRIBED THE ORDER OF CREATION
- Usage
- Analysis
- Author
- Ambrosiaster
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Early Church
- Language
- Latin
- Venue
- Ancient Rome
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- 0379
- Cited as
- Genesis 1:1-31
- Source
- Historical Christian Faith: church-father quotations, QUESTIONS ON THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS, QUESTION 106: ON GENESIS
- Usage
- Analysis
- Author
- Ambrosiaster
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Early Church
- Language
- Latin
- Venue
- Ancient Rome
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- Jan 1, 329 – Dec 31, 379
- Cited as
- Genesis 1:3
- Source
- Historical Christian Faith: church-father quotations, The Hexaemeron, Homily 2: The Earth Was Invisible and Unfinished
- Usage
- Teaching
- Author
- Basil of Caesarea
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Early Church
- Language
- Ancient Greek (to 1453)
- Venue
- Caesarea in Cappadocia
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- Jan 1, 179 – Dec 31, 254
- Cited as
- Genesis 1:3-5
- Source
- Historical Christian Faith: church-father quotations, HOMILIES ON GENESIS
- Usage
- Teaching
- Author
- Origen of Alexandria
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Early Church
- Language
- Ancient Greek (to 1453)
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- Jan 1, 155 – Dec 31, 245
- Cited as
- Genesis 1:3
- Source
- Historical Christian Faith: church-father quotations, Against Praxeas
- Usage
- Citation
- Author
- Tertullian
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Early Church
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Montanism
- Language
- Latin
- Contributed by
- import-agent
How this was computed – counting rule: Every covered verse (baseline) / Named verses only; data: Official; as of Nov 9, 2026, 11:15 AM UTC
Neutral key: nrf1:GEN.001.003
- Metric
- Verse-level uses: every citation adds one for each verse it covers, under the counting rule. A citation of three verses adds 3. (definition)
- Counting rule
- Every covered verse (baseline) The baseline rule: every mention of every verse counts; a chapter or a range counts once for each verse it covers, and an unknown repetition counts as one. (definition) – uses; references to a whole chapter count for each of its verses
Named verses only Like the baseline rule, but only references that name verses count; whole chapters and books are left out. The Top 100 verses use it, so a chapter reference does not lift every verse of the chapter. (definition) – uses naming the verse (owner decision P5); the basis of the Top 100 and of the rank - Profile
- Official The official profile of every public number: only reviewed and approved entries whose evidence quality is high enough. (definition) – reviewed and approved data only
- Epoch
- 124, published Nov 9, 2026, 11:15 AM UTC (provisional)
- Sequence
- Protestant canon, 66 books (KJV numbering)
prot66.nrf, mapping release R8 - Rank
- As in the Top 100: uses naming the verse, highest first, over the verses named at least once; tied verses share a rank.
- Uses
- Approved public uses of the data shown, with at least one cited passage on these verses. The list follows the current approved data; the numbers are those of the epoch.
Live numbers are recomputed every 15 minutes and are provisional until a data release is frozen. The Bible text is shown for reading only; it is never counted. How we count Glossary