Passage · Old Testament

Genesis 1:1

Gen.1.1

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

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John 1:1-3 echoes Genesis 1:1
Strong allusion or echoHigh confidence
John opens with the first words of Genesis and then places the Word at the creation of all things.
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- John 1:1-3
- Genesis 1:1
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