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John 1:1–2

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PROLOGUE

1In the beginninga was the Word,b and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.c 2He was with God in the beginning.d

Read in Logos
John 1:1: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Cross references

  1. aGn 1:1; Col 1:18
  2. bJn 1:14; 1Jn 1:1; Rv 19:13
  3. cJn 20:28; Php 2:6
  4. dJn 8:38; 17:5; Ac 26:4

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning.

NLTNew Living Translation

In the beginning the Word already existed.

The Word was with God,

and the Word was God.

He existed in the beginning with God.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. This one was in the beginning with God.

KJV 1900King James Version

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God.