John 1:2
The same was in the beginning with God.
John 1:2 in other translations
| BSB | He was with God in the beginning. |
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| WEB | The same was in the beginning with God. |
| ASV | The same was in the beginning with God. |
| YLT | this one was in the beginning with God; |
| DARBY | He was in the beginning with God. |
| BBE | This Word was from the first in relation with God. |
| Webster | The same was in the beginning with God. |
What does John 1:2 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Barnes' Notes
Was in the beginning with God. This seems to be a repetition of what was said in the first verse; but it is stated over again to guard the doctrine, and to prevent the possibility of a mistake. John had said that he existed before the creation, and that he was with God; but he had not said in the first verse that the union with God existed in the beginning. He now expresses that idea, and assures us that that union was not one which was commenced in time, and which might be, therefore, a mere union of feeling, or a compact, like that between any other beings, but was one which existed in eternity, and which was therefore a union of nature or essence.
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 1:1-5
The plainest reason why the Son of God is called the Word, seems to be, that as our words explain our minds to others, so was the Son of God sent in order to reveal his Father's mind to the world. What the evangelist says of Christ proves that he is God. He asserts, His existence in the beginning; His coexistence with the Father. The Word was with God. All things were made by him, and not as an instrument. Without…
John 1:2 in the original Greek
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Context
- John 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
- John 1:2
The same was in the beginning with God.
- John 1:3
All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
John 1:2 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Este era en el principio con Dios. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Elle était au commencement auprès de Dieu. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Dieses war im Anfang bei Gott. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Hoc erat in principio apud Deum. |