John 1:1

New Living Translation

In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Cross References

Genesis 1:1

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Psalm 45:6

Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever. You rule with a scepter of justice.

Isaiah 7:14

All right then, the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means ‘God is with us’).

Isaiah 9:6

For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Matthew 1:23

“Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.’”

Luke 24:53

And they spent all of their time in the Temple, praising God.

John 1:14

So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son.

John 1:18

No one has ever seen God. But the unique One, who is himself God, is near to the Father’s heart. He has revealed God to us.

John 1:2

He existed in the beginning with God.

John 16:28

Yes, I came from the Father into the world, and now I will leave the world and return to the Father.”

John 17:5

Now, Father, bring me into the glory we shared before the world began.

John 20:28

“My Lord and my God!” Thomas exclaimed.

John 8:58

Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, before Abraham was even born, I Am!”

Romans 9:5

Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are their ancestors, and Christ himself was an Israelite as far as his human nature is concerned. And he is God, the one who rules over everything and is worthy of eternal praise! Amen.

Ephesians 3:9

I was chosen to explain to everyone this mysterious plan that God, the Creator of all things, had kept secret from the beginning.

Philippians 2:6

Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to.

Colossians 1:15

Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation,

Colossians 1:17

He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together.

1 Timothy 3:16

Without question, this is the great mystery of our faith: Christ was revealed in a human body and vindicated by the Spirit. He was seen by angels and announced to the nations. He was believed in throughout the world and taken to heaven in glory.

Titus 2:13

while we look forward with hope to that wonderful day when the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, will be revealed.

Hebrews 13:8

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

Hebrews 7:3

There is no record of his father or mother or any of his ancestors—no beginning or end to his life. He remains a priest forever, resembling the Son of God.

2 Peter 1:1

This letter is from Simon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ. I am writing to you who share the same precious faith we have. This faith was given to you because of the justice and fairness of Jesus Christ, our God and Savior.

1 John 5:20

And we know that the Son of God has come, and he has given us understanding so that we can know the true God. And now we live in fellowship with the true God because we live in fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the only true God, and he is eternal life.

1 John 5:7

So we have these three witnesses—

Revelation 1:11

It said, “Write in a book everything you see, and send it to the seven churches in the cities of Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”

Revelation 1:17

When I saw him, I fell at his feet as if I were dead. But he laid his right hand on me and said, “Don’t be afraid! I am the First and the Last.

Revelation 1:2

who faithfully reported everything he saw. This is his report of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Revelation 1:8

“I am the Alpha and the Omega—the beginning and the end,” says the Lord God. “I am the one who is, who always was, and who is still to come—the Almighty One.”

Revelation 19:13

He wore a robe dipped in blood, and his title was the Word of God.

Revelation 2:8

“Write this letter to the angel of the church in Smyrna. This is the message from the one who is the First and the Last, who was dead but is now alive:

Revelation 21:6

And he also said, “It is finished! I am the Alpha and the Omega—the Beginning and the End. To all who are thirsty I will give freely from the springs of the water of life.

Revelation 22:13

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”

Revelation 3:14

“Write this letter to the angel of the church in Laodicea. This is the message from the one who is the Amen—the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s new creation: