The first book I finished reading this year is the book of Genesis. Although I finished it back in January, the verses, lessons, and stories impact me till this day. Genesis is filled with marvelous stories that reflect God’s plan of redemption and God’s grace. The entire book of Genesis is worth reading, but if you don’t have the time to read the entire book just yet, here are the most key verses to read. Below I am sharing 30 best bible verses from Genesis that will speak to your soul and give you hope!
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30 Best Bible Verses From Genesis
1. Genesis 50:20
But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive. (NKJV)
2. Genesis 16:13
Then she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, You-Are-the-God-Who-Sees; for she said, “Have I also here seen Him who sees me?” (NKJV)
3. Genesis 1:4
And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness. (NKJV)
4. Genesis 28:15
Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you.” (NKJV)
5. Genesis 49:23-24
The archers have bitterly grieved him, shot at him and hated him. But his bow remained in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the Mighty God of Jacob (NKJV)
6. Genesis 49:25
By the God of your father who will help you, and by the Almighty who will bless you
With blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lies beneath, blessings of the breasts and of the womb. (NKJV)
7. Genesis 1:26
Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” (NKJV)
8. Genesis 1:1-2
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. (NKJV)
9. Genesis 12:2
I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing. (NKJV)
10. Genesis 15:1
After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.” (NKJV)
11. Genesis 15:6
And he believed in the Lord, and He accounted it to him for righteousness. (NKJV)
12. Genesis 22:14
And Abraham called the name of the place, The-Lord-Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, “In the Mount of the Lord it shall be provided.” (NKJV)
13. Genesis 2:18
And the Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.” (NKJV)
14. Genesis 31:42
Unless the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely now you would have sent me away empty-handed. God has seen my affliction and the labor of my hands, and rebuked you last night.” (NKJV)
15. Genesis 28:20-21
Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me, and keep me in this way that I am going, and give me bread to eat and clothing to put on, so that I come back to my father’s house in peace, then the Lord shall be my God. (NKJV)
16. Genesis 41:52
And the name of the second he called Ephraim: “For God has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.” (NKJV)
17. Genesis 32:30
So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: “For I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.” (NKJV)
18. Genesis 22:18
In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.” (NKJV)
19. Genesis 45:5
But now, do not therefore be grieved or angry with yourselves because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life. (NKJV)
20. Genesis 2:24
Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. (NKJV)
21. Genesis 5:2
He created them male and female, and blessed them and called them Mankind in the day they were created. (NKJV)
22. Genesis 2:3
Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made. (NKJV)
23. Genesis 45:8
So now it was not you who sent me here, but God; and He has made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt. (NKJV)
24. Genesis 9:16
The rainbow shall be in the cloud, and I will look on it to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.” (NKJV)
25. Genesis 29:31
When the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren. (NKJV)
26. Genesis 30:22
Then God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her and opened her womb. (NKJV)
27. Genesis 35:3
Then let us arise and go up to Bethel; and I will make an altar there to God, who answered me in the day of my distress and has been with me in the way which I have gone.” (NKJV)
28. Genesis 8:21
And the Lord smelled a soothing aroma. Then the Lord said in His heart, “I will never again curse the ground for man’s sake, although the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; nor will I again destroy every living thing as I have done. (NKJV)
29. Genesis 7:1
Then the Lord said to Noah, “Come into the ark, you and all your household, because I have seen that you are righteous before Me in this generation. (NKJV)
30. Genesis 39:2
The Lord was with Joseph, and he was a successful man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. (NKJV)
More Key Verses In Genesis
- Genesis 8:1 Then God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the animals that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subsided. (NKJV)
- Genesis 41:16 So Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, “It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.” (NKJV)
- Genesis 41:39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Inasmuch as God has shown you all this, there is no one as discerning and wise as you. (NKJV)
- Genesis 48:15 And he blessed Joseph, and said: “God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, The God who has fed me all my life long to this day. (NKJV)
FINAL THOUGHTS
Well there you have it, the 30 best bible verses from Genesis that you must read. Let me know in the comments below what is your favorite bible verse from Genesis.
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Sending you blessings & love,
Gabby Abigail
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