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NASB | Genesis 1:27 God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 1:27 So God created man in His own image, in the image and likeness of God He created him; male and female He created them. [Col 3:9, 10; James 3:8, 9] |
Bible Question: are women made in the image of God as well as men? I've always thought so, but when I read Genesis 1:27, it confused me a little b/c it seems to be consciously making a distinction. God made man in His image, and He made both of them. Are there other scriptures that make it more clear? |
Bible Answer: Hello lacygene, Welcome to the forum! I hope these verses clear it up for you. Emphasis in (brackets) is mine. God bless John Gen 1:26a Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let (them) rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth," Gen 1:27 God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; (male and female) He created (them). Gen 1:28a God blessed (them); and God said to (them), "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth," |