Bible Verses About Creation (22 Verses)
This collection has 22 Bible verses about creation: 11 from the Old Testament and 11 from the New Testament. Genesis appears most often (4 verses), across 15 books of Scripture.
What does the Bible say about creation? Read 22 carefully selected Bible verses about creation, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
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22 Bible Verses About Creation
"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 birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”"
"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."
"By Yahweh’s word, the heavens were made; all their army by the breath of his mouth."
"By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth."
"By faith, we understand that the universe has been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made out of things which are visible."
"Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear."
"In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth."
"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth."
"yet to us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we live through him."
"But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him."
"For by him all things were created, in the heavens and on the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and for him."
"For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:"
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him. Without him was not anything made that has been made."
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made."
"I heard every created thing which is in heaven, on the earth, under the earth, on the sea, and everything in them, saying, “To him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb be the blessing, the honor, the glory, and the dominion, forever and ever! Amen!”"
"And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever."
"Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new."
"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."
"Before the mountains were born, before you had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God."
"Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God."
“Ah Lord Yahweh! Behold, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for you,
"Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:"
"For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them."
"For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them."
"Yahweh God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make him a helper comparable to him.”"
"And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him."
"For every house is built by someone; but he who built all things is God."
"For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God."
"For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things. To him be the glory for ever! Amen."
"For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen."
"The earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep and God’s Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters."
"And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters."
"This is the day that Yahweh has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it!"
"This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it."
‘For in him we live, and move, and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also his offspring.’
"For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring."
"For you formed my inmost being. You knit me together in my mother’s womb. I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well."
"For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well."
"Woe to him who strives with his Maker— a clay pot among the clay pots of the earth! Shall the clay ask him who fashions it, ‘What are you making?’ or your work, ‘He has no hands?’"
"Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?"
"Of his own will he gave birth to us by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures."
"Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures."
"Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw near, when you will say, “I have no pleasure in them”;"
"Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;"
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible and the King James Version (both public domain), checked word for word against the full text. Updated October 2, 2026.
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This collection has 22 Bible verses about creation: 11 from the Old Testament and 11 from the New Testament. Genesis appears most often (4 verses), across 15 books of Scripture. What does the Bible say about creation? Read 22 carefully selected Bible verses about creation, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
Genesis 1:26: "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 birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”" Psalm 33:6: "By Yahweh’s word, the heavens were made; all their army by the breath of his mouth." Hebrews 11:3: "By faith, we understand that the universe has been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made out of things which are visible." Full collection: 22 verses on this page (50% Old Testament, 50% New Testament).
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