Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
This Word was from the first in relation with God.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
The same was in the beginning with God.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
He existed in the beginning with God.
A Conservative Version
This man was in the beginning with God.
American Standard Version
The same was in the beginning with God.
Amplified
He was [continually existing] in the beginning [co-eternally] with God.
An Understandable Version
This Word existed with God from the beginning [of time].
Anderson New Testament
He was in the beginning with God.
Common New Testament
He was with God in the beginning.
Daniel Mace New Testament
the same was in the beginning with God.
Darby Translation
He was in the beginning with God.
Godbey New Testament
The same was in the beginning with God.
Goodspeed New Testament
It was he that was with God in the beginning.
John Wesley New Testament
The same was in the beginning with God.
Julia Smith Translation
This was in the beginning with God
King James 2000
The same was in the beginning with God.
Lexham Expanded Bible
This one was in the beginning with God.
Modern King James verseion
He was in the beginning with God.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The same was in the beginning with God.
Moffatt New Testament
He was with God in the very beginning:
Montgomery New Testament
He was face to face with God in the Beginning.
NET Bible
The Word was with God in the beginning.
New Heart English Bible
He was in the beginning with God.
Noyes New Testament
The same was in the beginning with God.
Sawyer New Testament
This [Word] was in the beginning with God.
The Emphasized Bible
The same, was originally, with God.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
He was in the beginning with God.
Twentieth Century New Testament
He was in the Beginning with God;
Webster
The same was in the beginning with God.
Weymouth New Testament
He was in the beginning with God.
Williams New Testament
He is the One who was face to face with God in the beginning.
World English Bible
The same was in the beginning with God.
Worrell New Testament
The same was in the beginning with God.
Worsley New Testament
The same was in the beginning with God.
Youngs Literal Translation
this one was in the beginning with God;
Themes
Christ » Heal persecution of » Testimony of the apostles
Creation » Everything being created by the word of God (jesus Christ)
Divinity » Of Christ » Testimony of the apostles
Jesus Christ » Preexistence of
Jesus Christ » Jesus Christ existing before all things
Jesus Christ » History of » John's testimony concerning him
Life » The lord being the creator of all life
Rebirth/being born again » Who is born of God
Receiving » Those that receive jesus Christ
Receiving » Who did not receive jesus Christ
Interlinear
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 1:2
Images John 1:2
Prayers for John 1:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Prologue To John's Gospel
1 From the first he was the Word, and the Word was in relation with God and was God. 2 This Word was from the first in relation with God. 3 All things came into existence through him, and without him nothing was.