John 1:1 (GNV)

Passage

In the beginning was that Word, and that Word was with God, and that Word was God.

Nearby Context

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

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

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

Study Lenses

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

The next verse adds "This same was in the beginning with...", so "beginning" and "word" should be read forward into that movement. 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 "beginning" and "word" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.