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NASB | John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 1:1 In the beginning [before all time] was the Word (Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself. [Gen 1:1; Is 9:6] |
Bible Question: I had a conversation with a Jehovah's Witness, the argument was on whether Jesus was God or A God. My question is can someone help me, I know I've seen it in the bible where it says Jesus is God, help? |
Bible Answer: Dear HopeNJesus :: Here are a few passages of Scripture that I commend to you for study and reflection: Matthew 1:23; John 1:1, 14; 10:30; 20:28; Acts 1:23; Titus 2:13; Hebrews 1:8. By the way, no responsible translator is on record as agreeing with the Watchtower's New World Translation regarding its rendering of John 1:1, saying as it does that the Word was a god. The verbiage that is common to every responsible translation is, "the Word was God." The JW version of the Bible is freighted with all kinds of errors, not the least of which is John 1:1 which, exegeted as it is written, actually teaches polytheism. The New World Translation is in reality no translation at all, but a horrid and deliberate adulteration and perversion of the sacred text, having as its goal the twisting and bending of the text to force it to comply with the aberrant doctrines of this cult. ..... Thanks for your question. Welcome to SBF. --Hank |