John 1:1-5
Living Bible
1 1-2 Before anything else existed, there was Christ,* with God. He has always been alive and is himself God. 3 He created everything there is—nothing exists that he didn’t make. 4 Eternal life is in him, and this life gives light to all mankind. 5 His life is the light that shines through the darkness—and the darkness can never extinguish it.
Footnotes
- John 1:1 Before anything else existed, literally, “In the beginning.” Christ, literally, “the Word,” meaning Christ, the wisdom and power of God and the first cause of all things; God’s personal expression of himself to men.
Hello, the Bibles tells us that God and Jesus Christ are the same "person" according to the passage at John 1:1-5. The footnotes expresses that the Word is: God’s personal expression of himself to men. With this definition we learn that God has always been among mankind, the first expression is through writing literature, John 1:1. The Bible is a holy rite written to mankind as an expression of divine communication from God. The Bible expresses God's will and the prophecies of God's future plans for world. What is additional information from God within the Bible?
Proverbs 8:22-31
Living Bible
22 The Lord formed me in the beginning, before he created anything else. 23 From ages past, I am. I existed before the earth began. 24 I lived before the oceans were created, before the springs bubbled forth their waters onto the earth, 25 before the mountains and the hills were made. 26 Yes, I was born before God made the earth and fields and the first handfuls of soil.
27-29 “I was there when he established the heavens and formed the great springs in the depths of the oceans. I was there when he set the limits of the seas and gave them his instructions not to spread beyond their boundaries. I was there when he made the blueprint for the earth and oceans. 30 I was the craftsman at his side. I was his constant delight, rejoicing always in his presence. 31 And how happy I was with what he created—his wide world and all his family of mankind!
Footnotes
- Proverbs 8:22 The reference here is to Wisdom. If this verse refers to Christ, this alternate translation is possible from the Hebrew text: “The Lord possessed me at the beginning of his work.”
