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{{Quote|text={{:Bible verse|John|1|1|lang=WEB:}} {{edit verse|John |1:|1|lang=WEB}}}} <font class{{Infobox_Contents |topic_name ="noprint" styleJohn 1:1 |subtopics =" white-space[[Λογος]] (Logos)* [[Nature of Christ]], [[Jesus:nowrap; fontOur Lord and God]] * Related verses -size[[Genesis 1:smaller; ">^{1]]* [[Apostle John]] |opinion_pieces = {{SERVERshort_opinions}}* [[Jehovah's Witnesses and John 1:1 (G.G.)]] |}}  ==Commentary== John opens his account of [[Jesus]]' life on earth with the beautiful statement of the divinity of Jesus. The traditional text of the verse reads: ''{{localurlBible verse|john|1|1|lang=KJV}}'' The phrase "the Word" (a translation of the Greek word "[[Logos]]") refers to Jesus, as indicated in other verses later in the same chapter. This verse, as well as a number of others throughout John and elsewhere in the Bible, set the stage for developments in [[Trinity|Trinitarian]] theology and [[Christology]]. The verse begins with "In the beginning" - the same expression that [[Genesis 1:WEB1]] starts with. Jesus, the Word, is said to have existed before creation and to not only be with [[God]], but to be God. The has been controversy in the past regarding the exact translation. The Greek text reads:John {{Bible verse|john|1:|1|actionlang=editGreek}} editThe point of the debate is a grammatical one which has theological repercussion. The standard translation finishes with: ''And the Word was God''. Some people have translated it instead as: ''And the word was a god''. Those who attempt to translate the verse as ''a god'' neglect to note a standard [[Koine Greek]] grammatical rule, which has been called [[Colwell's rule]]}</font>- "In sentences in which the copula is expressed, a definite predicate nominative has the article when it follows the verb; it does not have the article when it precedes the verb." ==Quotes== ==Links== {{returnto}}[[Christianity]] -> [[Bible]] -> [[New Testament]] -> [[Gospels]] -> [[Gospel of John]] -> [[John 1]]