8. God named the air “sky.” Evening passed, and morning came. This was the second day.
9. Then God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered together so the dry land will appear.” And it happened.
10. God named the dry land “earth.” He named the water that was gathered together “seas.” God saw that this was good.
11. Then God said, “Let the earth produce plants. Some plants will make grain for seeds. Others will make fruit with seeds in it. Every seed will produce more of its own kind of plant.” And it happened.
12. The earth produced plants. Some plants had grain for seeds. The trees made fruit with seeds in it. Each seed grew its own kind of plant. God saw that all this was good.
13. Evening passed, and morning came. This was the third day.
14. Then God said, “Let there be lights in the sky to separate day from night. These lights will be used for signs, seasons, days and years.
15. They will be in the sky to give light to the earth.” And it happened.
16. So God made the two large lights. He made the brighter light to rule the day. He made the smaller light to rule the night. He also made the stars.
17. God put all these in the sky to shine on the earth.
18. They are to rule over the day and over the night. He put them there to separate the light from the darkness. God saw that all these things were good.
19. Evening passed, and morning came. This was the fourth day.
20. Then God said, “Let the water be filled with living things. And let birds fly in the air above the earth.”
21. So God created the large sea animals. He created every living thing that moves in the sea. The sea is filled with these living things. Each one produces more of its own kind. God also made every bird that flies. And each bird produces more of its own kind. God saw that this was good.