“This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;”
King James Version (KJV)
5:1 The first words of the chapter are the title of argument of the whole chapter; it is the book of the generations of Adam - It is the list or catalogue of the posterity of Adam, not of all, but only of the holy seed, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came; the names, ages, and deaths of those that were the successors of the first Adam in the custody of the promise, and the ancestors of the second Adam. Where we have a brief rehearsal of what was before at large related concerning the creation of man. This is what we have need frequently to hear of, and carefully to acquaint ourselves with. Observe here. 1. That God created man. Man is not his own maker, therefore he must not be his own master; but the author of his being must be the director of his motions, and the center of them. 2. That there was a day in which God created man, he was not from eternity, but of yesterday; he was not the first - born, but the junior of the creation. 3. That God made him in his own likeness, righteous and holy, and therefore undoubtedly happy; man's nature resembled the divine nature more than that of any of the creatures of this lower world. 4. That God created them male and female, #Ge 5:2|, for their mutual comfort, as well as for the preservation and increase of their kind. Adam and Eve were both made immediately by the hand of God, both made in God's likeness; and therefore between the sexes there is not that great difference and inequality which some imagine. 5. That God blessed them. It is usual for parents to bless their children, so God the common Father blessed his; but earthly parents can only beg a blessing, it is God's prerogative to command it. It refers chiefly to the blessing of increase, not excluding other blessings.
This is the booke of the generations of Adam: In the day that God created man, in the likenes of God made he him.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day when God created man, He made him in the likeness of God.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;
- American Standard Version (1901)
This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day when God made man, he made him in the image of God;
- Basic English Bible
This is the book of Adam's generations. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him.
- Darby Bible
This is the book of the generations of Adam: In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him:
- Webster's Bible
This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, he made him in God's likeness.
- World English Bible
This [is] an account of the births of Adam: In the day of God's preparing man, in the likeness of God He hath made him;
- Youngs Literal Bible
This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made He him;
- Jewish Publication Society Bible