Verse
John 1:1 — In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the…
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”
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The verses around John 1:1.
1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2The same was in the beginning with God.
3All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
Verse explanation
“The Word” translates the Greek word logos, a term Greek philosophers already used for the reason or plan behind everything that exists. John takes this familiar term and says that this Word always existed together with God, before anything else — which is why translators settled on a term that still sounds a bit lofty today.
From the John 1 study in Bible in Stories.
John 1:1 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
No principio era o Verbo, e o Verbo estava com Deus, e o Verbo era Deus.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
No princípio era a Palavra, e a Palavra estava junto de Deus, e a Palavra era Deus.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
En el principio, la Palabra ya existía. La Palabra estaba con Dios, y la Palabra era Dios.
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