John 1:2 (DRB)

Passage

The same was in the beginning with God.

Nearby Context

John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word: and the Word was with God: and the Word was God.

John 1:2 The same was in the beginning with God.

John 1:3 All things were made by him: and without him was made nothing that was made.

John 1:4 In him was life: and the life was the light of men.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "same" and "beginning". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "same" and "beginning", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "In the beginning was the Word and..." into verse 3's "All things were made by him and...", so "same" and "beginning" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "same" and "beginning" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.