John 1:1
John 1 :1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
— NIV
Context
The prologue to John's Gospel—the pre-existence of Christ as the divine Word.
John 1:1
The Logos—John’s declaration of Christ’s divine pre-existence.
The Word Made Flesh
This verse, echoing Genesis 1:1 (“In the beginning”), identifies Jesus as the eternal Word (Logos) who was both with God and was God. This foundational text for Christian theology of Christ’s divinity has been debated between Christians and those of other Abrahamic faiths.