John 1:1

The Word Became Flesh

1 ¹In the beginning was ²the Word, and ³the Word was with God, and ⁴the Word was God.

John 1:1 In-Context

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 overcome it.

Cross References

• 1. 1:1 Gen. 1:1; [Col. 1:17; 1 John 1:1; Rev. 1:4, 8, 17; 3:14; 21:6; 22:13]
• 2. 1:1 Rev. 19:13; [Heb. 4:12; 1 John 1:1]
• 3. 1:1 1 John 1:2; [ch. 17:5]
• 4. 1:1 Phil. 2:6