John 1:1-5

Expanded Bible

Christ Comes to the World

1 In the beginning [Gen. 1:1] ·there was the Word [the Word already existed; ^Cthe Word refers to Christ, God’s revelation of himself]. The Word was ·with [in the presence of; in intimate relationship with] God [^Cthe Father], and the Word was [fully] God. ² He was ·with [in the presence of; in intimate relationship with] God in the beginning. ³ All things ·were made [were created; came to be] ·by [through] him, and nothing ·was made [came to be] without him [Prov. 8:22–31]. ⁴ ·In him there was life [or What was made through him was life], and that life was the light of all people. ⁵ The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not ·overpowered [defeated; or understood; comprehended] it.