John 1:1-6

1 In the beginning the Word already existed; the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

2 From the very beginning the Word was with God.

3 Through him God made all things; not one thing in all creation was made without him.

4 The Word was the source of life, ^[a] and this life brought light to people.

5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has never put it out.

6 God sent his messenger, a man named John, ¹

Cross References

• 1. 1.6Matthew 3.1;Mark 1.4;Luke 3.1, 2.

Footnotes

• [a] The Word was the source of life; [or] What was made had life in union with the Word.