Genesis 1:27

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

King James Version

World English Bible (WEB)

God created man in his own image. In God’s image he created him; male and female he created them.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

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What this verse means

Every human being carries God's image — which settles both your worth and your neighbor's.

A short prayer

Lord, thank You for making me in Your image. Help me honor that image in myself and in everyone I meet.

Read in context — Genesis 1

25And 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.

26And 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.

27So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

28And 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.

29And 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.

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