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John 1:1-2 KJV
John · chapter 1 · verses 1–2
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.John 1:1-2 · King James Version
John 1:1-2 in context
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.
4In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
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Key words (Strong's)
- beginningarchēbeginning, origin, the person or thing that commences, the first person or thing in a…G746 →
- Wordlogosof speech, a word, uttered by a living voice, embodies a conception or idea, what someone…G3056 →
- Godtheosa god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities, the Godhead, trinity, God the…G2316 →
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Bible verses about Alpha and OmegaBible verses about JesusBible verses about the Deity of ChristBible Verses About the Names of JesusBible Verses About the TrinityBible Verses About Jesus, the Word of God
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Austin says (de Civitate Dei, lib. 10, cap. 29) that his friend Simplicius told him he had heard a Platonic philosopher say that these first verses of St. John's gospel were worthy to be written in letters of gold.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-5