John 1:1

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John 1:1 in the 1611 King James Version

• 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Textus Receptus

• Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ Λόγος, καὶ ὁ Λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν Θεόν, καὶ Θεὸς ἦν ὁ Λόγος.

English Translations

Versions agreeing with the KJV

ASV, Darby, Douay, EMTV, ERV, KJV21, LO, Noyes, RWebster, WEB, Webster, WEY, Youngs.

Other Mistranslations

• 1 From the first he was the Word, and the Word was in relation with God and was God. (BBE)

• 1 In a beginning was the Word, and the Word was with the God, and a god was the Word. (Diaglot)

• 1 In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. (GWV)

• 1 Originally, was, the Word, and, the Word, was, with God; and, the Word, was, God. (Rotterham)

• 1 In the beginning the Word existed; and the Word was face to face with God, yea, the Word was God Himself. (Williams)

Translations by James Moffatt, Hugh J. Schonfield and Edgar Goodspeed render it:

"...and the Word was divine."

See Also

• John 1:1 (NWT) John 1:1 in the New World Translation of the Jehovah's Witnesses
• Jesus Christ the Logos