John 1:1

From Textus Receptus

John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

The Son has eternal pre-existence with the Father

Contents 1 Textus Receptus 2 Other Greek 3 English Translations 4 Foreign Language Translations 4.1 Versions agreeing with the KJV 4.2 Other Mistranslations 5 Commentaries 6 See Also 7 External Links

Textus Receptus

• 1514 Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν Θεόν, καὶ Θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος. (Complutensian Polyglot)

• 1550 Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν Θεόν, καὶ Θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος. (Stephanos)

• 1598 Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν Θεόν, καὶ Θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος. (Beza)

Other Greek

• 360 ΕΝ ΑΡΧΗ ΗΝ Ο ΛΟΓΟC ΚΑΙ Ο ΛΟΓΟC ΗΝ ΠΡΟC ΤΟΝ ΘΝ ΚΑΙ ΘC ΗΝ Ο ΛΟΓΟC (Codex Sinaiticus)

• 400 ΕΝ ΑΡΧΗ ΗΝ Ο ΛΟΓΟC ΚΑΙ Ο ΛΟΓΟC Η ΠΡΟC ΤΟΝ ΘΝ ΚΑΙ ΘC ΗΝ Ο ΛΟΓΟC (Codex Alexandrinus)

• 1869 Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν Θεόν, καὶ Θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος. (Tischendorf - Editio Octava Critica Maior)

English Translations

• 1380 Wycliffe's Bible

• 1526 In the begynnynge was that worde and that worde was with god: and god was thatt worde.

• 1535 In the begynnynge was the worde, and the worde was with god, and god was ye worde.

• 1560 In the beginning was the Worde, and the Worde was with God and that Worde was God. (Geneva Bible)

• 1568 In the beginning was the Word, & the Word was with God, and that Word was God. (Bishops' Bible)

• 1611 In the beginning was the Word, & the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (King James Version)

• 1898 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.(Young's Literal Translation)

• 1999 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (American King James Version)

• 1901 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (American Standard Version)

Foreign Language Translations

• in principio erat Verbum et Verbum erat apud Deum et Deus erat Verbum (Vulgate)

• В начале было Слово, и Слово было у Бога, и Слово было Бог. (RUSV)

Versions agreeing with the KJV

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

Other Mistranslations

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• 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."

Commentaries

• Wesley's Notes

• Geneva Study Bible

• Scofield Reference Notes

• Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

See Also

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

• Jesus Christ the Logos

External Links