King James Bible
"So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them."
This declares humanity's unique status in creation as bearing God's likeness—reflecting divine attributes like rationality, creativity, and moral capacity. The phrase establishes human dignity and purpose as fundamentally rooted in relationship with the Creator. The Hebrew repetition emphasizes the significance of this divine image-bearing, using poetic parallelism common in ancient Near Eastern texts. This restatement underscores that humanity's resemblance to God is intentional and central to human identity. Both genders equally bear God's image, establishing the complementary nature of human sexuality as part of the original design. The plural 'them' connects to God's command to multiply and exercise dominion together, highlighting that the image of God encompasses human community and relationships.