Genesis 1:8
KJV
And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
NIV
God called the vault “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.
According to the Spirit of truth, there are three heavens, with the third heaven identified as paradise (2Cor. 12:2-4). By replacing “Heaven” with “sky” in Genesis 1:8, modern versions may seem simpler, but they contradict scripture’s internal consistency and break the connection to later passages, leaving readers less prepared to understand references such as Paul’s “third heaven.”
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