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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:
Thank you for the welcome... I don't understand how that answers my question. Maybe I didn't ask it clearly enough. I'll try again. Thank you for putting the scriptures up so you can refer to them more easily. Do you see how it says "in the image of God He created HIM" (My emphasis) and then it says "(God) created them" it does NOT say He created THEM in His image does it? |
Bible Answer: Ok I'll try, but I must say I don't share your confusion, maybe if we just lift out (male and female He created them?) As sometimes referred to as (my better half) by men, in marriage, (and rightly so I think) women are, in my humble opinion, indeed the better half of man, (Or maybe we should say "mankind"?) I'v heard it said that, "if man is dust refined, woman is indeed, dust twice refined!" why else would He give woman the ability to have a life created in her womb, and after the pain and suffering of birth still have the loving heart to care so lovingly and carefully, for their and God's children. I don't think men would do it ! At least not more then once! :-) Society and civilization, if you want to call it civilized, through history have given women a very bad reputation and a pretty bad deal, if you ask me! And I believe that may be part, at least, of the root problem of the confusion about what the Bible actually says about who was created in "God's image", personally I think it is very clear that God is most certainly referring to man as, mankind in general, (i.e. men AND women). Oh yes! God most certainly created, THEM/US, Male and female ("Too the weak and the penitent He has a mothers heart") in His image! I hope that helps you. God bless John |