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Testimony of John the Baptist (John 1:6-8, 15, 19-34) God sent John the Baptist as a witness to testify concerning the Light. John testifies that he is not the Christ, Elijah, or the Prophet, but the voice calling in the wilderness. He identifies Jesus as the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. The Word Made Flesh (John 1:9-14, 16-18)
- And The Word was…
- But Has It Changed?
- Cultural Background
- The Joseph Smith Translation Versus Itself
- Conclusion: The Joseph Smith Translation Is in Error
One of the most familiar passages in many conservative Christian circles today is the prologue of John’s gospel, especially John 1:1-18. This powerful testimony to who Jesus is and why He came opens with the words: “Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν θεόν καὶ θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος,” (John 1:1). Though most English-speaking Christians cannot perso...
A typical Mormon response is to say that Joseph Smith was right, but that all the Greek texts (and all ancient translations in Latin, Coptic, Syriac, Armenian, Georgian, Slavonic, Ethiopic, etc.) were all changed and corrupted. Thus, they claim, Joseph Smith is actually restoring the lost words of what John really said. Yet, when we look at the evi...
Yet there is still moreevidence to back up the wording we find in all our manuscripts today. John’s gospel, as it has existed throughout church history, uses the term “Word” in a way that would have been especially meaningful to Jews of John’s day. It fits the time period and culture extraordinarily well in a way that Joseph Smith’s version does no...
Finally, it should be noted that Joseph Smith’s changes to John 1:1actually contradict changes he made elsewhere in the same chapter! In Smith’s version of 1:1, “the word” is the gospel which was preached by the Son. The word is not the Son. The word is not God. The word is not a person at all. The word is a message proclaimed by Jesus, not Jesus H...
From this especially clear and well-attested text, we easily conclude that Joseph Smith did not have the miraculous power to translate. He may have believed he was translating the Bible accurately, but he was not. He may have believed he had translated an ancient book called the Book of Mormon, but he had not. Whatever his personal beliefs or motiv...
- 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
- 6 There was a man sent from God whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. 8 He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.
- 9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him.
- 14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
John Summary. by Jay Smith. The book of John is a Gospel that contains Narrative History, Sermons, Parables, and a few Prophetic Oracles. It was written by the Disciple/Apostle John around 85-95 A.D. The key personalities of this book are Jesus Christ, His Twelve Disciples, Mary Magdalene, John the Baptist, Lazarus, his sisters Mary and Martha ...
Verse 1. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (John 1:1)The eternal existence of the Lord Jesus Christ and his absolute identification with God and as God are unequivocally stated in the first line of this gospel; and this may be considered the theme of the whole Gospel, every word and every event of the entire narrative having been skillfully chosen ...
Aug 13, 2024 · The Gospel of John was likely scribed by Andrew in the presence of John and others, just as Hebrews was Paul’s Gospel, sent by Luke by way of Mark to Ephesus after the June 29, 57 A.D. deaths of Peter and Paul, John (and the Church of Ephesus) being the recognized “son of thunder” leadership of the Churches (with Peter’s departure) until John’s death about 41 years later.
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Dec 1, 2021 · Read the Passage. 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through 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. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not ...
