1:2
Chapter 1, verse 2 appears in 66 books of the Bible. Here is Genesis, the first in canonical order — every other place it appears is listed below.
Genesis 1:2
The earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep and God’s Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.Read the whole chapter →
Also at 1:2
Exodus 1:2Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,→Leviticus 1:2“Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘When anyone of you offers an offering to the LORD, you shall offer your offering of the livestock, from the herd and from the flock.→Numbers 1:2“Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, every male, one by one,→Deuteronomy 1:2It is eleven days’ journey from Horeb by the way of Mount Seir to Kadesh Barnea.→Joshua 1:2“Moses my servant is dead. Now therefore arise, go across this Jordan, you and all these people, to the land which I am giving to them, even to the children of Israel.→Judges 1:2The LORD said, “Judah shall go up. Behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.”→Ruth 1:2The name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi. The names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem Judah. They came into the country of Moab and lived there.→1 Samuel 1:2He had two wives. The name of one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.→2 Samuel 1:2on the third day, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul, with his clothes torn, and earth on his head. When he came to David, he fell to the earth, and showed respect.→1 Kings 1:2Therefore his servants said to him, “Let a young virgin be sought for my lord the king. Let her stand before the king, and cherish him; and let her lie in your bosom, that my lord the king may keep warm.”→2 Kings 1:2Ahaziah fell down through the lattice in his upper room that was in Samaria, and was sick. So he sent messengers, and said to them, “Go, inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover of this sickness.”→1 Chronicles 1:2Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,→2 Chronicles 1:2Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, to the judges, and to every prince in all Israel, the heads of the fathers’ households.→Ezra 1:2“Cyrus king of Persia says, ‘the LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he has commanded me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.→Nehemiah 1:2Hanani, one of my brothers, came, he and certain men out of Judah; and I asked them about the Jews who had escaped, who were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.→Esther 1:2in those days, when the King Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Susa the palace,→Job 1:2There were born to him seven sons and three daughters.→Psalms 1:2but his delight is in the LORD’s law. On his law he meditates day and night.→Proverbs 1:2to know wisdom and instruction; to discern the words of understanding;→Ecclesiastes 1:2“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher; “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.”→Song of Solomon 1:2Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; for your love is better than wine.→Isaiah 1:2Hear, heavens, and listen, earth; for the LORD has spoken: “I have nourished and brought up children and they have rebelled against me.→Jeremiah 1:2The LORD’s word came to him in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.→Lamentations 1:2She weeps bitterly in the night. Her tears are on her cheeks. Among all her lovers she has no one to comfort her. All her friends have dealt treacherously with her. They have become her enemies.→Ezekiel 1:2In the fifth of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin’s captivity,→Daniel 1:2The Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God; and he carried them into the land of Shinar to the house of his god. He brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.→Hosea 1:2When the LORD spoke at first by Hosea, the LORD said to Hosea, “Go, take for yourself a wife of prostitution and children of unfaithfulness; for the land commits great adultery, forsaking the LORD.”→Joel 1:2Hear this, you elders, And listen, all you inhabitants of the land. Has this ever happened in your days, or in the days of your fathers?→Amos 1:2He said: “the LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the pastures of the shepherds will mourn, and the top of Carmel will wither.”→Obadiah 1:2Behold, I have made you small among the nations. You are greatly despised.→Jonah 1:2“Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach against it, for their wickedness has come up before me.”→Micah 1:2Hear, you peoples, all of you. Listen, O earth, and all that is therein: and let the Lord the LORD be witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple.→Nahum 1:2The LORD is a jealous God and avenges. The LORD avenges and is full of wrath. The LORD takes vengeance on his adversaries, and he maintains wrath against his enemies.→Habakkuk 1:2The LORD, how long will I cry, and you will not hear? I cry out to you “Violence!” and will you not save?→Zephaniah 1:2I will utterly sweep away everything from the surface of the earth, says the LORD.→Haggai 1:2“This is what the LORD of Armies says: These people say, ‘The time hasn’t yet come, the time for the LORD’s house to be built.’ ”→Zechariah 1:2“the LORD was very displeased with your fathers.→Malachi 1:2“I have loved you,” says the LORD. Yet you say, “How have you loved us?” “Wasn’t Esau Jacob’s brother?” says the LORD, “Yet I loved Jacob;→Matthew 1:2Abraham became the father of Isaac. Isaac became the father of Jacob. Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers.→Mark 1:2As it is written in the prophets, “Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you:→Luke 1:2even as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word delivered them to us,→John 1:2The same was in the beginning with God.→Acts 1:2until the day in which he was received up, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.→Romans 1:2which he promised before through his prophets in the holy Scriptures,→1 Corinthians 1:2to the assembly of God which is at Corinth—those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called saints, with all who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, both theirs and ours:→2 Corinthians 1:2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.→Galatians 1:2and all the brothers who are with me, to the assemblies of Galatia:→Ephesians 1:2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.→Philippians 1:2Grace to you, and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.→Colossians 1:2to the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.→1 Thessalonians 1:2We always give thanks to God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers,→2 Thessalonians 1:2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.→1 Timothy 1:2to Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.→2 Timothy 1:2to Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.→Titus 1:2in hope of eternal life, which God, who can’t lie, promised before time began;→Philemon 1:2to the beloved Apphia, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the assembly in your house:→Hebrews 1:2has at the end of these days spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds.→James 1:2Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various temptations,→1 Peter 1:2according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, that you may obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with his blood: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.→2 Peter 1:2Grace to you and peace be multiplied in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord,→1 John 1:2(and the life was revealed, and we have seen, and testify, and declare to you the life, the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was revealed to us);→2 John 1:2for the truth’s sake, which remains in us, and it will be with us forever:→3 John 1:2Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers.→Jude 1:2Mercy to you and peace and love be multiplied.→Revelation 1:2who testified to God’s word and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, about everything that he saw.→