² Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.

² But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.

1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

⁴ In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

²⁶ For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;

⁵⁸ Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.

²⁸ And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

²⁰ For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

² Thy throne is established of old: thou art from everlasting.