These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,

This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;

These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.

Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.

And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.

When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.

And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:

And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali:

And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padanaram.

Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel; and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the LORD'S people to transgress.

The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.

For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.

It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father's wife.

For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.