The same (ουτος). "This one," the Logos of verse 1, repeated for clarity, characteristic of John's style. He links together into o…

The same. The Word, or the Logos,

Was in the beginning with God.

This seems to be a repetition of what was said in …

The same was.—This is a summary in one clause of the three assertions made in the first verse.

The same, that is, the Word …

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God.

All thi…

St. Hilary of Poitiers: Since the evangelist had said, the Word was God, the awe-inspiring and unusual nature of thi…

John succinctly reemphasizes the great truths of v.1. The Word’s preexistence, distinctiveness, and deity are brought out in the statement “he was …

He was in the beginning. In order to impress more deeply on our minds what had already been said, the Evangelist condenses the two precedi…

The same was in the beginning with God .
] This is a repetition of what is before said, and is made to show the impo…

The clearest reason why the Son of God is called the Word seems to be that as our words explain our minds to others, so the Son of God was sent in …

38. Then he says, he was in the beginning with God.