John Calvin, Commentary on Genesis, Volume 1

Complete bounded Genesis volume 1 chapter import from CCEL, covering Genesis 1-23. Luke24 mirrors Calvin's commentary blocks while excluding translator preface, title-page facsimile, epistles, argument, scripture/Latin comparison tables, editor footnote bodies, indexes, navigation, and CCEL page apparatus. Sections remain needs-verification and require edition comparison and review evidence before family-facing or paid-product use.

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Author: John Calvin; translated by John King

Kind: commentary

Tradition: reformed

Original work: public-domain Reformation commentary; Latin work first published in the sixteenth century, English Calvin Translation Society edition published in the nineteenth century

Digital source: Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL)

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Source provider: Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL)

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Edition citation: John Calvin, Commentary on Genesis, Vol. 1, translated by John King, Calvin Translation Society edition; CCEL all-text cache, accessed 2026-07-07.

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Calvin on Genesis 1

John Calvin, Commentary on Genesis, Vol. 1, translated by John King, Calvin Translation Society edition; CCEL all-text cache, Genesis 1, accessed 2026-07-07. Source URL: https://ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom01/calcom01.vii.i.html

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scripture refs: GEN.1.1-GEN.1.31

Calvin on Genesis 2

John Calvin, Commentary on Genesis, Vol. 1, translated by John King, Calvin Translation Society edition; CCEL all-text cache, Genesis 2, accessed 2026-07-07. Source URL: https://ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom01/calcom01.viii.i.html

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scripture refs: GEN.2.1-GEN.2.25

Calvin on Genesis 3

John Calvin, Commentary on Genesis, Vol. 1, translated by John King, Calvin Translation Society edition; CCEL all-text cache, Genesis 3, accessed 2026-07-07. Source URL: https://ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom01/calcom01.ix.i.html

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scripture refs: GEN.3.1-GEN.3.24

Calvin on Genesis 4

John Calvin, Commentary on Genesis, Vol. 1, translated by John King, Calvin Translation Society edition; CCEL all-text cache, Genesis 4, accessed 2026-07-07. Source URL: https://ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom01/calcom01.x.i.html

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scripture refs: GEN.4.1-GEN.4.26

Calvin on Genesis 5

John Calvin, Commentary on Genesis, Vol. 1, translated by John King, Calvin Translation Society edition; CCEL all-text cache, Genesis 5, accessed 2026-07-07. Source URL: https://ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom01/calcom01.xi.i.html

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scripture refs: GEN.5.1-GEN.5.32

Calvin on Genesis 6

John Calvin, Commentary on Genesis, Vol. 1, translated by John King, Calvin Translation Society edition; CCEL all-text cache, Genesis 6, accessed 2026-07-07. Source URL: https://ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom01/calcom01.xii.i.html

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scripture refs: GEN.6.1-GEN.6.22

Calvin on Genesis 7

John Calvin, Commentary on Genesis, Vol. 1, translated by John King, Calvin Translation Society edition; CCEL all-text cache, Genesis 7, accessed 2026-07-07. Source URL: https://ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom01/calcom01.xiii.i.html

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scripture refs: GEN.7.1-GEN.7.24

Calvin on Genesis 8

John Calvin, Commentary on Genesis, Vol. 1, translated by John King, Calvin Translation Society edition; CCEL all-text cache, Genesis 8, accessed 2026-07-07. Source URL: https://ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom01/calcom01.xiv.i.html

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scripture refs: GEN.8.1-GEN.8.22

Calvin on Genesis 9

John Calvin, Commentary on Genesis, Vol. 1, translated by John King, Calvin Translation Society edition; CCEL all-text cache, Genesis 9, accessed 2026-07-07. Source URL: https://ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom01/calcom01.xv.i.html

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scripture refs: GEN.9.1-GEN.9.29

Calvin on Genesis 10

John Calvin, Commentary on Genesis, Vol. 1, translated by John King, Calvin Translation Society edition; CCEL all-text cache, Genesis 10, accessed 2026-07-07. Source URL: https://ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom01/calcom01.xvi.i.html

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scripture refs: GEN.10.1-GEN.10.32

Calvin on Genesis 11

John Calvin, Commentary on Genesis, Vol. 1, translated by John King, Calvin Translation Society edition; CCEL all-text cache, Genesis 11, accessed 2026-07-07. Source URL: https://ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom01/calcom01.xvii.i.html

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scripture refs: GEN.11.1-GEN.11.32

Calvin on Genesis 12

John Calvin, Commentary on Genesis, Vol. 1, translated by John King, Calvin Translation Society edition; CCEL all-text cache, Genesis 12, accessed 2026-07-07. Source URL: https://ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom01/calcom01.xviii.i.html

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scripture refs: GEN.12.1-GEN.12.20

Calvin on Genesis 13

John Calvin, Commentary on Genesis, Vol. 1, translated by John King, Calvin Translation Society edition; CCEL all-text cache, Genesis 13, accessed 2026-07-07. Source URL: https://ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom01/calcom01.xix.i.html

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scripture refs: GEN.13.1-GEN.13.18

Calvin on Genesis 14

John Calvin, Commentary on Genesis, Vol. 1, translated by John King, Calvin Translation Society edition; CCEL all-text cache, Genesis 14, accessed 2026-07-07. Source URL: https://ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom01/calcom01.xx.i.html

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scripture refs: GEN.14.1-GEN.14.24

Calvin on Genesis 15

John Calvin, Commentary on Genesis, Vol. 1, translated by John King, Calvin Translation Society edition; CCEL all-text cache, Genesis 15, accessed 2026-07-07. Source URL: https://ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom01/calcom01.xxi.i.html

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scripture refs: GEN.15.1-GEN.15.21

Calvin on Genesis 16

John Calvin, Commentary on Genesis, Vol. 1, translated by John King, Calvin Translation Society edition; CCEL all-text cache, Genesis 16, accessed 2026-07-07. Source URL: https://ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom01/calcom01.xxii.i.html

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scripture refs: GEN.16.1-GEN.16.16

Calvin on Genesis 17

John Calvin, Commentary on Genesis, Vol. 1, translated by John King, Calvin Translation Society edition; CCEL all-text cache, Genesis 17, accessed 2026-07-07. Source URL: https://ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom01/calcom01.xxiii.i.html

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scripture refs: GEN.17.1-GEN.17.27

Calvin on Genesis 18

John Calvin, Commentary on Genesis, Vol. 1, translated by John King, Calvin Translation Society edition; CCEL all-text cache, Genesis 18, accessed 2026-07-07. Source URL: https://ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom01/calcom01.xxiv.i.html

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scripture refs: GEN.18.1-GEN.18.33

Calvin on Genesis 19

John Calvin, Commentary on Genesis, Vol. 1, translated by John King, Calvin Translation Society edition; CCEL all-text cache, Genesis 19, accessed 2026-07-07. Source URL: https://ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom01/calcom01.xxv.i.html

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scripture refs: GEN.19.1-GEN.19.38

Calvin on Genesis 20

John Calvin, Commentary on Genesis, Vol. 1, translated by John King, Calvin Translation Society edition; CCEL all-text cache, Genesis 20, accessed 2026-07-07. Source URL: https://ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom01/calcom01.xxvi.i.html

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scripture refs: GEN.20.1-GEN.20.18

Calvin on Genesis 21

John Calvin, Commentary on Genesis, Vol. 1, translated by John King, Calvin Translation Society edition; CCEL all-text cache, Genesis 21, accessed 2026-07-07. Source URL: https://ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom01/calcom01.xxvii.i.html

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scripture refs: GEN.21.1-GEN.21.34

Calvin on Genesis 22

John Calvin, Commentary on Genesis, Vol. 1, translated by John King, Calvin Translation Society edition; CCEL all-text cache, Genesis 22, accessed 2026-07-07. Source URL: https://ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom01/calcom01.xxviii.i.html

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scripture refs: GEN.22.1-GEN.22.24

Calvin on Genesis 23

John Calvin, Commentary on Genesis, Vol. 1, translated by John King, Calvin Translation Society edition; CCEL all-text cache, Genesis 23, accessed 2026-07-07. Source URL: https://ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom01/calcom01.xxix.i.html

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scripture refs: GEN.23.1-GEN.23.20