Passage · New Testament

John 1:1-3

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1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2He was with God in the beginning. 3Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.

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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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