Genesis 1:1-2

Contemporary English Version

Footnotes

1. 1.1 the heavens and the earth: “The heavens and the earth” stood for the universe.
2. 1.1,2 In … life: Or “When God began to create the heavens and the earth, the earth was barren with no form of life.”
3. 1.2 the Spirit of God: Or “a mighty wind.”