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John 1:1. Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν, καὶ Θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος · In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God) This is the thunder brought down to us by a “Son of Thunder;” [2] this is a voice from heaven, which man’s ...
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Here, as there, “the beginning” is the initial moment of...
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John 1:2 again emphatically combines the first and second...
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Of his fulness have all we received, and grace for...
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The use of the first person plural when speaking of his...
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1. the place in which goods and precious things are collected and laid up; a. a casket, coffer, or other receptacle, in which valuables are kept: Matthew 2:11. b. a treasury (Herodotus, Euripides, Plato, Aristotle, Diodorus, Plutarch, Herodian; 1 Macc. 3:29).
1 John 1:2 is a parenthesis, and then part of 1 John 1:1 is repeated for emphasis and clearness. The complication is due to the crowding of profound thoughts which almost strangle the Apostle’s simple command of language.
King James Version. 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
- In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
- The same was in the beginning with God.
- All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
- In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
Jesus tells the five disciples that they will see far more amazing things as they follow Him (John 1:40–51). John's gospel only discusses seven miracles, but each is explained to prove that Christ is who He claimed to be.
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Those who do are continually cleansed from sin (1 John 1:7). However, those who claim to have no sin are deceived and do not have the truth in them (1 John 1:8). The theme of light and darkness is strongly communicated in this opening chapter.
