5 The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil...

1 When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them [the author turns from sons to daughters], 2 the...

21 When Enoch had lived 65 years, he fathered Methuselah. 22 Enoch walked with God after he fathered Methuselah 300 years and had other...

1 This is the book of the generations of Adam. [This heading introduces a new section and suggests a written source is being quoted.]...

24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. [This is a principle...

18 Then the Lord God said [this phrase is repeated for the first time since chapter 1], “It is not good that the man should be alone [a...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. I am taking this week off. Knowing The Word will return next year!

The Shepherds See the Christ Child 2:15 When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go...

The Shepherds and the Angels 2:8 And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9...

The Birth of Jesus 6 And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. 7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and...