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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: Why is Jesus called the Word? what does the Word mean to the people of that day? |
Bible Answer: The greek word for "Word" is logos. It basically means not just a word, but an intelligently thought out word. Greek has 2 different terms that mean "word". "Lalia" means "utterance". Basically, noise .. babble .. even a foreign language all fall under the category of "lalia". While it might be a thought out word, to the hearer, it is little more than non-sense. John uses "logos". We get out term "logic" from it. By using this term to describe Jesus, john is essentially saying that behind the spoken words, before pen was put to paper, even before the spoken words of creation, that Jesus was the thought behind them all. Before God said "Let there be light", He was thinking about Jesus coming into the world. Quvmoh |