page_title: John 1:1
hierarchical_section_title: John 1:1
caption_attribution_description: English: Book of John, In the beginning, King James Version, bible
context_page_description: John 1:1 is the first verse in the opening chapter of the Gospel of John. In the Douay–Rheims, King James, New International, and other versions of the Bible, the verse reads:
  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
  John 1:1 opens the larger section sometimes described as the "Prologue to John" which deals with Jesus, the "Word made flesh" who "dwelt among us". The verse has been a source of much debate among Bible scholars and translators.
  The phrase "the Word" is widely interpreted as referring to Jesus, as indicated in other verses later in the same chapter. This verse and others throughout Johannine literature connect the Christian understanding of Jesus to the philosophical idea of the Logos and the Hebrew Wisdom literature. They also set the stage for the later development of Trinitarian theology early in the post-biblical era.
  According to Matthew Henry in his commentary, Jesus is called the "Word" in this opening verse because he was the Son of God sent to earth to reveal his Father's mind to the world.
context_section_description: John 1:1 is the first verse in the opening chapter of the Gospel of John. In the Douay–Rheims, King James, New International, and other versions of the Bible, the verse reads:
  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
  John 1:1 opens the larger section sometimes described as the "Prologue to John" (John 1:1-18) which deals with Jesus, the "Word made flesh" who "dwelt among us" (John 1:14). The verse has been a source of much debate among Bible scholars and translators.
  The phrase "the Word" (a translation of the Greek word "Logos") is widely interpreted as referring to Jesus, as indicated in other verses later in the same chapter. This verse and others throughout Johannine literature connect the Christian understanding of Jesus to the philosophical idea of the Logos and the Hebrew Wisdom literature. They also set the stage for the later development of Trinitarian theology early in the post-biblical era.
  According to Matthew Henry (1662–1714) in his commentary, Jesus is called the "Word" in this opening verse because he was the Son of God sent to earth to reveal his Father's mind to the world. He asserts that a plain reading of the verse written by John the Evangelist should be understood as proof that Jesus is God; that Jesus has the same essence as God and existed with God the Father from the very beginning, the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
caption: John 1:1 in the page showing the first chapter of John in the King James Bible
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