KJV King James Version
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
John 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
WEB World English Bible
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
ASV American Standard Version
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God;
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἘνG1722 · enin/on/amongἀρχῇG746 · archēbeginningἦνG1510 · eimito beὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoλόγος,G3056 · logoswordκαὶG2532 · kaiandὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoλόγοςG3056 · logoswordἦνG1510 · eimito beπρὸςG4314 · prosto/withτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεόν,G2316 · theosGodκαὶG2532 · kaiandθεὸςG2316 · theosGodἦνG1510 · eimito beὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoλόγος.G3056 · logosword
Cross-references
Genesis 1:1In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.John 17:5And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.Revelation 19:13And he [was] clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.Colossians 1:17And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.John 1:14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.1 John 1:1-2That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;Revelation 22:13I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.John 1:2The same was in the beginning with God.Revelation 1:8I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.John 10:30-33I and [my] Father are one.Proverbs 8:22-31The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.Philippians 2:6Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:Matthew 1:23Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.Isaiah 9:6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.Revelation 21:6And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.Hebrews 13:8Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.Isaiah 7:14Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.1 John 5:20And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, [even] in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
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