Bible Verses About Gap Theory
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for gap theory, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,840 votes, led by Exodus 20:11. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Gap Theory
Exodus 20:11198 votes
For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
Isaiah 45:18162 votes
For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the Lord; and there is none else.
Genesis 1:1-2136 votes
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Jeremiah 4:23-26125 votes
I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
Hebrews 11:3124 votes
Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
Job 38:4-7106 votes
Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
Psalms 104:5-995 votes
Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.
2 Peter 3:5-682 votes
For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:
Genesis 1:1-560 votes
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Genesis 1:1-3152 votes
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
2 Peter 3:551 votes
For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:
Genesis 1:148 votes
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Genesis 1:243 votes
And the earth was without form and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
Proverbs 8:22-3140 votes
The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
Psalms 104:3037 votes
Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.
John 1:1-336 votes
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Colossians 1:16-1736 votes
For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
Genesis 1:3135 votes
And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
Romans 5:1235 votes
Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
Psalms 90:232 votes
Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
Psalms 104:529 votes
Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.
Revelation 21:129 votes
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
Genesis 1:2827 votes
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
Jeremiah 4:2327 votes
I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
Exodus 31:1724 votes
It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.
What does the Bible say about gap theory?
Readers most often cite Exodus 20:11 on the subject of gap theory. Across 1,840 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Isaiah 45:18, Genesis 1:1-2, Jeremiah 4:23-26. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.