Genesis 1:26
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
Cross-references
Genesis 1:27 executes the plan announced here — God creates humanity in His image, male and female.
Genesis 3:22 directly echoes the plural 'us' and 'like one of us,' confirming the divine council implied in the original creation decree.
In Genesis 5:1, this creation truth is reiterated as part of the human genealogy, emphasizing its foundational role.
Genesis 9:2 reasserts human dominion over animals after the flood, echoing the 'rule over' mandate given at creation.
In Genesis 11:7, the same plural 'us' from the creation decree is reused by God to judge human pride, showing His sovereign authority over humanity.
In Genesis 9:6, the prohibition against murder is grounded in humans being made in God's image, directly invoking this principle.
In Genesis 2:19, God brings animals to Adam to name them — man exercises dominion over creation.
Genesis 9:3 expands provision from plants to all living things — extending, not replacing, the dominion established here.
James 3:9 argues cursing humans is wrong precisely because they 'have been made in God's likeness' — directly citing this verse as grounds.
In James 3:7, mankind tames every kind of animal — a direct demonstration of the dominion granted to image-bearers.
Hebrews 2:6-9 applies this dominion to Christ — humanity's authority over creation is fulfilled and crowned in Jesus.
Colossians 3:10 says the new self is 'being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator' — language directly echoing this creation account.
Colossians 1:15 calls Christ 'the image of the invisible God' — the ultimate image-bearer to whom the Genesis pattern points.
Ephesians 4:24 describes the new self as 'created to be like God in righteousness and holiness' — echoing the original image-bearing design.
In 2 Corinthians 4:4, Christ is called 'the image of God' — the perfect, definitive image of which humanity's imaging is a reflection.
In 1 Corinthians 11:7, Paul explicitly applies the truth of mankind being God's image to gender roles in worship.
In Acts 17:29, the warning against idolatry contrasts with humans being made in God's image, emphasizing God's transcendence.
Isaiah 64:8 pleads with God as 'our Father' and 'our Potter,' directly using the creation-of-clay imagery to describe His relationship to us.
Psalm 100:3 identifies God as our 'Maker,' a direct theological title derived from the foundational truth that He created mankind.
Psalm 8:4-8 praises God for crowning humanity with glory and putting all things under their feet — directly expanding the image and dominion themes.
In Luke 3:38, Adam is called 'the son of God' — the relational identity that corresponds to being made in God's image and likeness.
John 1:3 reveals the 'us' — the Word through whom all things were made, clarifying who participates in creation.
In Psalm 8:6, David echoes this mandate: humanity crowned with glory and given dominion over all the works of God's hands.
Psalm 8:5 directly expands this — God crowns humanity with glory and honor, just below the heavenly beings.
In 2 Corinthians 3:18, believers are being transformed into Christ's image, building on the original creation in God's image.
In Isaiah 6:8, God asks 'Who will go for us?' — echoing both the deliberative 'us' and the commissioning pattern of God's creative decision.
In Acts 17:28, the claim that we are God's offspring aligns with being created in his likeness.
In Jeremiah 27:6, God grants Nebuchadnezzar dominion over beasts and lands, echoing the original human mandate.
In Isaiah 45:12, God declares 'I created mankind on it' — directly recalling the creative act described in the opening chapters of Scripture.
In Psalm 139:14, David praises God for how fearfully and wonderfully he was made — reflecting on God's intentional creation of each person.