Genesis 1:31

Chapter I (The Six Days of Creation)

• Vulgate Text: Genesis 1:1-31 — Full Vulgate text quoted

  "31. And God saw all the things that He had made, and they were very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day."

• Verse 31: And God Saw All Things That He Had Made, and They Were Very Good — Why "it was good" is omitted after the creation of man; the comprehensive statement applies especially to man

  "One may ask: Why, when after each individual work of creation it is said, "And God saw that it was good," is this omitted after the creation of man?"

• Verse 31: And God Saw All Things That He Had Made, and They Were Very Good — Augustine: individual works praiseworthy, but all together even more so; beauty consists in wholeness and unity

  "AND GOD SAW ALL THE THINGS THAT HE HAD MADE, AND THEY WERE VERY GOOD."

• Verse 31: And God Saw All Things That He Had Made, and They Were Very Good — Nine reasons for the beauty of the world enumerated

  "Note: Wondrous is the beauty of the world and of created things."