Scripture · Old Testament
Genesis 1:29
Genesis 1:29 is verse 29 of Genesis chapter 1, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food.
King James Version
And 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.
World English Bible
God said, “Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree, which bears fruit yielding seed. It will be your food.
“Behold”, from “\+wh הִנֵּה\+wh*”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
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Genesis 1:27–31 · Berean Standard Bible
27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.”
29 Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food.
30 And to every beast of the earth and every bird of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth—everything that has the breath of life in it—I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.
31 And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Psalms 24:1The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof, the world and all who dwell therein.
Psalms 115:16The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth He has given to mankind.
Hosea 2:8For she does not acknowledge that it was I who gave her grain, new wine, and oil, who lavished on her silver and gold— which they crafted for Baal.
Acts 17:24The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands.
Acts 17:25Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.
Acts 17:28‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are His offspring.’
1 Timothy 6:17Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.
Genesis 2:16And the LORD God commanded him, “You may eat freely from every tree of the garden,
Genesis 9:3Everything that lives and moves will be food for you; just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you all things.
Job 36:31For by these He judges the nations and provides food in abundance.
Psalms 104:14He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:
Psalms 104:15wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.
Psalms 104:27All creatures look to You to give them their food in due season.
Psalms 104:28When You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things.
Psalms 111:5He provides food for those who fear Him; He remembers His covenant forever.
Psalms 136:25He gives food to every creature. His loving devotion endures forever.
Psalms 145:15The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season.
Psalms 145:16You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
Psalms 146:7He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free,
Psalms 147:9He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.
Isaiah 33:16he will dwell on the heights; the mountain fortress will be his refuge; his food will be provided and his water assured.
Matthew 6:11Give us this day our daily bread.
Matthew 6:25Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?
Matthew 6:26Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns—and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
Acts 14:17Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”