Genesis 1:13 (ASV)

Passage

And there was evening and there was morning, a third day.

Nearby Context

Genesis 1:11 And God said, Let the earth put forth grass, herbs yielding seed, [and] fruit-trees bearing fruit after their kind, wherein is the seed thereof, upon the earth: and it was so.

Genesis 1:12 And the earth brought forth grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, wherein is the seed thereof, after their kind: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:13 And there was evening and there was morning, a third day.

Genesis 1:14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years:

Genesis 1:15 and let them be for lights in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "evening", "morning", and "third". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "evening" and "morning", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "And the earth brought forth grass herbs..." into verse 14's "And God said Let there be lights...", so "evening" and "morning" belong inside that flow. In Genesis context, the local focus is creation, human rebellion, covenant promise, and God's providence.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "evening" and "morning" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.