John 1:3 (GNV)

Passage

All things were made by it, and without it was made nothing that was made.

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.

John 1:4 In it was life, and that life was the light of men.

John 1:5 And that light shineth in the darkenesse, and the darkenesse comprehended it not.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "without", and "nothing". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "without", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "This same was in the beginning with..." into verse 4's "In it was life and that life...", so "all things" and "without" 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 "all things" and "without" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.