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.”
Read in context: Genesis chapter 1 (full chapter) · King James Version (public domain)
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Genesis 1:27 — Bible (KJV)
“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.” — read online, free, in the King James Version.
“God created man in his own image” — the basis of human dignity in the biblical traditions.
Also read in the Tanakh (JPS 1917): Genesis 1:27 → · Why do two versions of this verse exist?
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What does “in the image of God” mean?
Genesis teaches that human beings — male and female — are made in God's image and likeness, giving every person inherent dignity and making humanity the steward of creation.
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This is the King James Version (1611) — the classic English translation, in the public domain and free to read and quote.
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