John 1:3

Plain English Version

God used the Word to make everything. God and the Word worked together, and they made everything, everywhere.

Cross References

Genesis 1:1

First of all, a long time ago, God made everything. He made the sky, and he made the earth. He made all the things that are everywhere.

Genesis 1:26

Then God said, “We are going to make people. They will be like us. They will be boss over the fish and everything that lives in the sea, and they will be boss over the birds that fly in the sky, and they will be boss over all the animals that are on the land, the animals that are wild, and the animals that are not wild, and all the lizards, and insects, and other things that crawl around on the ground. People will be boss over all of them.”

John 1:10

The one called the Word came to the world. You know, God used that one called the Word to make everything in the world, but people in the world didn’t know who he was.

John 1:2

Yes, the Word was with God before anything happened.

1 Corinthians 8:6

But we Christians know that those statues are nothing at all. We know there is only one God. He is our father. He made everything, and we want to do whatever he wants, as long as we live. And there is only one true boss. He is Jesus Christ. He worked with God, and together they made everything. And Jesus gives us Christians real life.

Ephesians 3:9

And God sent me to help everyone to understand the message about his plan. A long time ago, when God made everything, he didn’t tell anyone that message. He kept it secret at that time.