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New Living Translation (NLT)

Genesis 1
¹⁰ God called the dry ground “land” and the waters “seas.” And God saw that it was good.
¹¹ Then God said, “Let the land sprout with vegetation—every sort of seed-bearing plant, and trees that grow seed-bearing fruit. These seeds will then produce the kinds of plants and trees from which they came.” And that is what happened.
¹² The land produced vegetation—all sorts of seed-bearing plants, and trees with seed-bearing fruit. Their seeds produced plants and trees of the same kind. And God saw that it was good.
¹³ And evening passed and morning came, marking the third day.
¹⁴ Then God said, “Let lights appear in the sky to separate the day from the night. Let them be signs to mark the seasons, days, and years.
¹⁵ Let these lights in the sky shine down on the earth.” And that is what happened.
¹⁶ God made two great lights—the larger one to govern the day, and the smaller one to govern the night. He also made the stars.
¹⁷ God set these lights in the sky to light the earth,
¹⁸ to govern the day and night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
¹⁹ And evening passed and morning came, marking the fourth day.
²⁰ Then God said, “Let the waters swarm with fish and other life. Let the skies be filled with birds of every kind.”