"So God created man in his {own} image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them." — Genesis 1:27

Genesis 1:27 · KJV

“So God created man in his {own} image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.”

— Genesis 1:27

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.

Verse 28

And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. {moveth: Heb. creepeth}

Genesis 1 — Context

And 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.

So God created man in his {own} image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which {is} upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which {is} the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. {bearing...: Heb. seeding seed} {yielding...: Heb. seeding seed}

Cross References

Matthew 19:4

And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made {them} at the beginning made them male and female,

Ephesians 2:10

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. {ordained: or, prepared}

Genesis 5:1-2

This {is} the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;

Genesis 2:21-25

And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;

Mark 10:6

But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.

Ephesians 4:24

And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. {true...: or, holiness of truth}

Psalms 139:14

I will praise thee; for I am fearfully {and} wonderfully made: marvellous {are} thy works; and {that} my soul knoweth right well. {right...: Heb. greatly}

Isaiah 43:7

{Even} every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.