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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:
John 1:1-4 In the beginning was the word and the word was with God and the word was God. Please explain this verse to me in layman's terms. Thanks, Diane |
Bible Answer: "In the Beginning" (does not infer that Christ as God had a beginning, because as God He had no beginning, but rather refers to the time of Creation [Gen 1:1] (The Holy Spirit through John descibes Jesus as the 'Eternal Logos'). "And the Word was with God" means that Jesus was in relationship with God,and expresses the idea of the Trinity. 'And the Word was God,' meaning that He did not cease to be God during the Incarnation; He 'was' and 'is' God from eternity past to eternity future. This very Person was in eternity with God; there's only one God but manifested in three Persons---God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit. |