John 1:1
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”
λόγος
In Greek thought, the logos was the rational principle holding the universe together. John opens his Gospel with this word — not as a concept, but as a person. In the beginning was the Word. Before anything existed, the Word already was.
ἀρχή
Beginning
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ἀρχή
Beginning, origin, first cause. Arche. Before the first moment there was already the Word. The Gospel of John does not begin with creation — it begins before creation. In the arche, already, the Word was.
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θεός
God
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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