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Heοὗτοςwasἦνinἐνthe beginningἀρχῇwithπρὸςGod.τὸν θεόν
John 1:2
Study it in the app“He was in the beginning with God.”
John goes back to "the beginning": all things came into being through the WordCreationJohn begins before creation: the Word was with God and was GodWho Jesus IsThe Word was with God and was God; in the Word was lifeThe Word of God
With the Greek beneath
John 1:2, word by word
- wasἦνēn
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “ēn” appears- the beginningἀρχῇarchēi
beginning
The point where something starts: its first moment.
Where else “archēi” appears- Godθεόνtheon
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theon” appears
The context
1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 · This verse (above)
3All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being
To study John 1 in a group
1. What it says
What does the beginning of this chapter say about the Word: where it was, what it was, and what came to be through it? (vv. 1-14)
2. What it means
John says those who received the Word were given authority to become children of God. What does “receiving him” mean in this chapter? (vv. 11-13)
3. How I live it
Jesus asked the first disciples, “What are you looking for?” and invited them, “Come and you will see” (vv. 38-39). What are you looking for today?