Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. New Living Translation In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. English Standard Version In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Berean Standard Bible In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Berean Literal Bible In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. King James Bible In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. New King James Version In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. New American Standard Bible In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. NASB 1995 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. NASB 1977 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Legacy Standard Bible In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Amplified Bible In the beginning [before all time] was the Word (Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself. Christian Standard Bible In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Holman Christian Standard Bible In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. American Standard Version In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Contemporary English Version In the beginning was the one who is called the Word. The Word was with God and was truly God. English Revised Version In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. GOD'S WORD® Translation In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. Good News Translation In the beginning the Word already existed; the Word was with God, and the Word was God. International Standard Version In the beginning, the Word existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. Majority Standard Bible In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. NET Bible In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was fully God. New Heart English Bible In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Webster's Bible Translation In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Weymouth New Testament In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. World English Bible In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionIn the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God; Berean Literal Bible In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Young's Literal Translation In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God; Smith's Literal Translation In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and God was the Word. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleIN the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Catholic Public Domain Version In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and God was the Word. New American Bible In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. New Revised Standard Version In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleTHE Word was in the beginning, and that very Word was with God, and God was that Word. Aramaic Bible in Plain English In the origin The Word had been existing and That Word had been existing with God and That Word was himself God. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentIN the beginning was the WORD, and the WORD, was with God, and the WORD was God. Godbey New Testament In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Haweis New Testament IN the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Mace New Testament In the beginning was the Logos, and the Logos was with God, and the Logos was God. Weymouth New Testament In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Worrell New Testament In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Worsley New Testament Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Beginning1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2He was with God in the beginning.… Cross References Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Colossians 1:16-17 For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him. / He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. Hebrews 1:2-3 But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe. / The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. Revelation 19:13 He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God. 1 John 1:1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life. Philippians 2:6 Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, John 17:5 And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed. 1 Corinthians 8:6 yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist. Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Proverbs 8:22-30 The LORD created me as His first course, before His works of old. / From everlasting I was established, from the beginning, before the earth began. / When there were no watery depths, I was brought forth, when no springs were overflowing with water. ... Micah 5:2 But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity. Hebrews 11:3 By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. Psalm 33:6 By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth. John 8:58 “Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am!” John 17:24 Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world. Treasury of Scripture In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. the beginning. Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Proverbs 8:22-31 The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old… Ephesians 3:9 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: the Word. John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. 1 John 1:1,2 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; … 1 John 5:7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. with. John 1:18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. John 16:28 I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father. John 17:5 And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was. the Word was. John 10:30-33 I and my Father are one… John 20:28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God. Psalm 45:6 Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre. Jump to Previous Beginning First Relation WordJump to Next Beginning First Relation WordJohn 1 1. The divinity, humanity, office, and incarnation of Jesus Christ.15. The testimony of John. 39. The calling of Simon and Andrew, Philip and Nathanael In the beginning This phrase echoes the opening of Genesis 1:1, "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." It establishes a connection between the creation narrative and the Gospel of John, emphasizing the eternal nature of the Word. The Greek term "archē" signifies not just a point in time but the origin or source of all things. It underscores the pre-existence of the Word, affirming that the Word was present before creation itself, transcending time and space. was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God Was the Word.--See Excursus A: Doctrine of the Word. With God.--These words express the co-existence, but at the same time the distinction of person. They imply relation with, intercourse with. (Comp. the "in the bosom of the Father" of John 1:18, and "Let us make man" of Genesis 1:26.) "Throned face to face with God," "the gaze ever directed towards God," have been given as paraphrases, and the full sense cannot be expressed in fewer words. The "with" represents "motion towards." The Being whose existence is asserted in the "was" is regarded as distinct, but not alone, as ever going forth in communion with God. (Comp. the use of the same word "with" in Matthew 13:56; Matthew 26:11; Mark 6:3; Mark 9:19; 1Corinthians 16:6-7; Galatians 1:18; Galatians 4:18.) . . . Greek InἘν (En) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. [the] beginning ἀρχῇ (archē) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 746: From archomai; a commencement, or chief. was ἦν (ēn) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Word, Λόγος (Logos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3056: From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Word Λόγος (Logos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3056: From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression. was ἦν (ēn) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. with πρὸς (pros) Preposition Strong's 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward. God, Θεόν (Theon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Word Λόγος (Logos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3056: From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression. was ἦν (ēn) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. God. Θεὸς (Theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. Links John 1:1 NIVJohn 1:1 NLT John 1:1 ESV John 1:1 NASB John 1:1 KJV John 1:1 BibleApps.com John 1:1 Biblia Paralela John 1:1 Chinese Bible John 1:1 French Bible John 1:1 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word (Jhn Jo Jn) |
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