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John 1

John 1:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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In
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
a the beginning
arche (Greek #746)
(properly abstract) a commencement, or (concretely) chief (in various applications of order, time, place, or rank)
KJV usage: beginning, corner, (at the, the) first (estate), magistrate, power, principality, principle, rule.
Pronounce: ar-khay'
Origin: from 756
was
en (Greek #2258)
I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were)
KJV usage: + agree, be, X have (+ charge of), hold, use, was(-t), were.
Pronounce: ane
Origin: imperfect of 1510
the Word
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
logos (Greek #3056)
something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, (with the article in John) the Divine Expression (i.e. Christ)
KJV usage: account, cause, communication, X concerning, doctrine, fame, X have to do, intent, matter, mouth, preaching, question, reason, + reckon, remove, say(-ing), shew, X speaker, speech, talk, thing, + none of these things move me, tidings, treatise, utterance, word, work.
Pronounce: log'-os
Origin: from 3004
b, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
the Word
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
logos (Greek #3056)
something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, (with the article in John) the Divine Expression (i.e. Christ)
KJV usage: account, cause, communication, X concerning, doctrine, fame, X have to do, intent, matter, mouth, preaching, question, reason, + reckon, remove, say(-ing), shew, X speaker, speech, talk, thing, + none of these things move me, tidings, treatise, utterance, word, work.
Pronounce: log'-os
Origin: from 3004
was
en (Greek #2258)
I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were)
KJV usage: + agree, be, X have (+ charge of), hold, use, was(-t), were.
Pronounce: ane
Origin: imperfect of 1510
with
pros (Greek #4314)
a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated)
KJV usage: about, according to , against, among, at, because of, before, between, (where-)by, for, X at thy house, in, for intent, nigh unto, of, which pertain to, that, to (the end that), X together, to (you) -ward, unto, with(-in). In the comparative case, it denotes essentially the same applications, namely, motion towards, accession to, or nearness at.
Pronounce: pros
Origin: a strengthened form of 4253
c God
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
theos (Greek #2316)
a deity, especially (with 3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very
KJV usage: X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
Pronounce: theh'-os
Origin: of uncertain affinity
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
the Word
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
logos (Greek #3056)
something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, (with the article in John) the Divine Expression (i.e. Christ)
KJV usage: account, cause, communication, X concerning, doctrine, fame, X have to do, intent, matter, mouth, preaching, question, reason, + reckon, remove, say(-ing), shew, X speaker, speech, talk, thing, + none of these things move me, tidings, treatise, utterance, word, work.
Pronounce: log'-os
Origin: from 3004
was
en (Greek #2258)
I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were)
KJV usage: + agree, be, X have (+ charge of), hold, use, was(-t), were.
Pronounce: ane
Origin: imperfect of 1510
e God
theos (Greek #2316)
a deity, especially (with 3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very
KJV usage: X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
Pronounce: theh'-os
Origin: of uncertain affinity
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Prov. 8:22‑31• 22Jehovah possessed me in the beginning of his way,{HR}Before his works of old.
 23I was set up from everlasting,{HR}From the beginning, before the earth was.
 24When no depths were, I was brought forth,{HR}When there were no fountains abounding with water.
 25Before the mountains were settled,{HR}Before the hills was I brought forth;
 26While as yet he had not made the earth,{HR}Nor the fields, nor the beginning of the dust of the world.
 27When he prepared the heavens, I [was] there;{HR}When he set the circle upon the face of the deep;
 28When he established the skies above;{HR}When the fountains of the deep became strong;
 29When he imposed on the sea his decree,{HR}That the waters should not pass his commandment;{HR}When he appointed the foundations of the earth:
 30Then I was by him, a nursling ,{HR}And I was daily his delight,{HR}Rejoicing always before him;
 31Rejoicing in the habitable world of his earth,{HR}And my delights [were] with the sons of men. (Prov. 8:22‑31)
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Col. 1:16‑17• 16for by him was created the universe, the things in the heavens and those on the earth, the seen and the unseen, whether thrones, or lordships, or principalities, or authorities. The universe has been created through him and for him.
 17He is before all things, and the universe in him subsisteth. (Col. 1:16‑17)
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1 John 1:1• 1What was from [the] beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we looked on, and our hands handled, concerning the Word of life (1 John 1:1)
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Rev. 19:13• 13and he was clothed with a garment dyed with blood: and his name is called THE WORD OF GOD. (Rev. 19:13)
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John 17:5• 5and now do thou, Father, glorify me along with thyself with the glory which I had along with thee before the world was. (John 17:5)
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Phil. 2:6• 6who, being in God's form, thought it not an object of rapine to be on an equality with God; (Phil. 2:6)
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Heb. 1:8‑13• 8but as to the Son, Thy throne, O God, [is] forever and ever; a sceptre of righteousness [is] the sceptre of thy kingdom.
 9Thou lovedst righteousness and hatedst lawlessness: for this reason, God, thy God, anointed thee with oil of gladness above thy companions.
 10And, Thou in the beginning, Lord, foundedst the earth, and the heavens are works of thy hands.
 11They shall perish, but thou continuest; and they all shall grow old as a garment,
 12and as a covering thou shalt roll them up, and they shall be changed; but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.
 13But as to which of the angels hath he ever said, Sit at my right hand until I set thine enemies a footstool of thy feet? (Heb. 1:8‑13)
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1 John 5:7• 7Because three are those that bear witness, (1 John 5:7)

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1-14:  The divinity, humanity, office, and incarnation of Jesus Christ.
15-38:  The testimony of John.
39-51:  The calling of Andrew, Peter, etc.
the beginning.
John 1:2• 2The same was in the beginning with God. (John 1:2)
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Gen. 1:1• 1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. (Gen. 1:1)
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Prov. 8:22‑31• 22Jehovah possessed me in the beginning of his way,{HR}Before his works of old.
 23I was set up from everlasting,{HR}From the beginning, before the earth was.
 24When no depths were, I was brought forth,{HR}When there were no fountains abounding with water.
 25Before the mountains were settled,{HR}Before the hills was I brought forth;
 26While as yet he had not made the earth,{HR}Nor the fields, nor the beginning of the dust of the world.
 27When he prepared the heavens, I [was] there;{HR}When he set the circle upon the face of the deep;
 28When he established the skies above;{HR}When the fountains of the deep became strong;
 29When he imposed on the sea his decree,{HR}That the waters should not pass his commandment;{HR}When he appointed the foundations of the earth:
 30Then I was by him, a nursling ,{HR}And I was daily his delight,{HR}Rejoicing always before him;
 31Rejoicing in the habitable world of his earth,{HR}And my delights [were] with the sons of men. (Prov. 8:22‑31)
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Eph. 3:9• 9and to enlighten all as to what [is] the administration of the mystery which hath been hidden from the ages in God that created all things; (Eph. 3:9)
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Col. 1:17• 17He is before all things, and the universe in him subsisteth. (Col. 1:17)
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Heb. 1:10• 10And, Thou in the beginning, Lord, foundedst the earth, and the heavens are works of thy hands. (Heb. 1:10)
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Heb. 7:3• 3without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but assimilated to the Son of God, abideth a priest continuously. (Heb. 7:3)
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Heb. 13:8• 8Jesus Christ [is] the same yesterday and today, and unto the ages. (Heb. 13:8)
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Rev. 1:2,8,11• 2who testified the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ ( whatsoever things he saw.
 8I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, that is and that was and that is to come, the Almighty.
 11saying, What thou seest write in a book, and send to the seven churches; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea. (Rev. 1:2,8,11)
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Rev. 2:8• 8And to the angel of the church that is in Smyrna write, These things saith the first and the last, who was dead and lived: (Rev. 2:8)
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Rev. 21:6• 6And he said to me, They are done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To him that is athirst I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely. (Rev. 21:6)
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Rev. 22:13• 13I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end. (Rev. 22:13)
the Word.
John 1:14• 14And the Word became flesh and tabernacled among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of an only-begotten from beside a father), full of grace and truth. (John 1:14)
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1 John 1:1‑2• 1What was from [the] beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we looked on, and our hands handled, concerning the Word of life
 2(and the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and report to you the eternal life, the which was with the Father and was manifested to us); (1 John 1:1‑2)
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1 John 5:7• 7Because three are those that bear witness, (1 John 5:7)
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Rev. 19:13• 13and he was clothed with a garment dyed with blood: and his name is called THE WORD OF GOD. (Rev. 19:13)
with.
John 1:18• 18No one hath seen God at any time: the only-begotten Son who is in the bosom of the Father—he declared [him]. (John 1:18)
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John 16:28• 28I came out from the Father and am come into the world; again I leave the world and proceed unto the Father. (John 16:28)
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John 17:5• 5and now do thou, Father, glorify me along with thyself with the glory which I had along with thee before the world was. (John 17:5)
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Prov. 8:22‑30• 22Jehovah possessed me in the beginning of his way,{HR}Before his works of old.
 23I was set up from everlasting,{HR}From the beginning, before the earth was.
 24When no depths were, I was brought forth,{HR}When there were no fountains abounding with water.
 25Before the mountains were settled,{HR}Before the hills was I brought forth;
 26While as yet he had not made the earth,{HR}Nor the fields, nor the beginning of the dust of the world.
 27When he prepared the heavens, I [was] there;{HR}When he set the circle upon the face of the deep;
 28When he established the skies above;{HR}When the fountains of the deep became strong;
 29When he imposed on the sea his decree,{HR}That the waters should not pass his commandment;{HR}When he appointed the foundations of the earth:
 30Then I was by him, a nursling ,{HR}And I was daily his delight,{HR}Rejoicing always before him; (Prov. 8:22‑30)
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1 John 1:2• 2(and the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and report to you the eternal life, the which was with the Father and was manifested to us); (1 John 1:2)
the Word was.
John 10:30‑33• 30I and the Father are one.
 31The Jews [therefore] again took up stones, that they might stone him.
 32Jesus answered them, Many good works I showed you from the Father: on account of which work of them do ye stone me?
 33The Jews answered him, For a good work we stone thee not, but for blasphemy, and because thou, being a man, makest thyself God. (John 10:30‑33)
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John 20:28• 28Thomas answered and said to him, My Lord and my God. (John 20:28)
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Psa. 45:6• 6Thy throne, Ο God, [is] for ever and ever;{HR}A sceptre of righteousness [is] the sceptre of thy kingdom. (Psa. 45:6)
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Isa. 7:14• 14Therefore will Jehovah Himself give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son and shall call his name Immanuel. (Isa. 7:14)
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Isa. 9:6• 6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name is called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Father of eternity , Prince of Peace. (Isa. 9:6)
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Isa. 40:9‑11• 9O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, get thee up into a high mountain; O thou that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem, lift up thy voice with strength; lift up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold, your God!
 10Behold, the Lord Jehovah will come with might, and his arm shall rule for him; behold, his reward [is] with him, and his recompense before him.
 11He will feed his flock like a shepherd, he will gather the lambs with his arm, and carry [them] in his bosom; he will gently lead those that give suck. (Isa. 40:9‑11)
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Matt. 1:23• 23Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which is, being interpreted, 'God with us.' (Matt. 1:23)
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Rom. 9:5• 5whose are the fathers, and of whom [is] the Christ as far as according to flesh, who is over all God blessed forever. Amen. (Rom. 9:5)
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Phil. 2:6• 6who, being in God's form, thought it not an object of rapine to be on an equality with God; (Phil. 2:6)
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1 Tim. 3:16• 16And confessedly great is the mystery of piety: he who was manifested in flesh, was justified in Spirit, appeared unto angels, was preached among Gentiles, was believed on in [the] world, was received up in glory. (1 Tim. 3:16)
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Titus 2:13• 13looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ; (Titus 2:13)
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Heb. 1:8‑13• 8but as to the Son, Thy throne, O God, [is] forever and ever; a sceptre of righteousness [is] the sceptre of thy kingdom.
 9Thou lovedst righteousness and hatedst lawlessness: for this reason, God, thy God, anointed thee with oil of gladness above thy companions.
 10And, Thou in the beginning, Lord, foundedst the earth, and the heavens are works of thy hands.
 11They shall perish, but thou continuest; and they all shall grow old as a garment,
 12and as a covering thou shalt roll them up, and they shall be changed; but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.
 13But as to which of the angels hath he ever said, Sit at my right hand until I set thine enemies a footstool of thy feet? (Heb. 1:8‑13)
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2 Peter 1:1• 1Simon Peter, bondman and apostle of Jesus Christ to them that obtained like precious faith with us in virtue of [the] righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ: (2 Peter 1:1)
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2 Peter 1•  (2 Peter 1)
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1 John 5:7,20• 7Because three are those that bear witness,
 20And we know that the Son of God came, and hath given to us understanding that we should know the true one; and we are in the true one, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and life eternal. (1 John 5:7,20)
• He is, and He is the expression of, the whole mind that subsists in God, the Logos. (“John 1” by J.N. Darby)
• Lest it may be thought that He was something which eternity implies but which the Holy Spirit comes to reveal, it is said that He “was God.” In His existence eternal-in His nature divine-in His Person distinct. (“John 1” by J.N. Darby)
• It will be observed that the chapter is thus divided: verses 1-18 (this part is subdivided into verses 1-5, verses 6-13 and verses 14-18), verses 19-28, verses 29-34 (subdivided into verses 29-31 and verses 32-34), verse 35 to the end. These last verses are subdivided into verses 35-42 and verse 42 to the end. (“John 1” by J.N. Darby)
• “The Word was with God.” That is to say, a personal existence is ascribed to Him. But, lest it may be thought that He was something which eternity implies but which the Holy Spirit comes to reveal, it is said that He “was God.” In His existence eternal―in His nature divine―in His Person distinct. (“John 1” by J.N. Darby)
• All the personal characters of Christ, so to speak, are found here and His work, but not His relative characters, not Christ, not Priest, not Head of the assembly His body; but Word, Son of God, Lamb of God, Baptizer with the Holy Spirit; and, according to Psalm 2, Son of God, King of Israel; and Son of Man, according to Psalm 8, whom the angels serve; God withal, life, and the light of men. (“John 1” by J.N. Darby)
• The Word, the expression of the Godhead, has eternal being, distinct personality and proper Deity. (“John 1” by W. Kelly)
• It is not even the beginning of creation, but before then, when the Word was with God before all things were made by Him. (“John 1” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

W. Kelly Translation

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In the beginning was the Worda, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

WK Translation Notes

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The Word, the expression of the Godhead, has eternal being, distinct personality, and proper Deity, not merely (Theiotes) but (Theotes).