Commentaries
12
In the beginning (εν αρχη). Αρχη is definite, though anarthrous like our at home, in town, and the similar Hebrew be reshith
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
PREFACE
TO John.
John, the writer of this Gospel, was the son of Zebedee and Salome (compare Matthew 27:56 with Mark 15:40-41). His f…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
In the beginning.—The reference to the opening words of the Old Testament is obvious, and is the more striking when we remember th…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
In the beginning was the Word, –
Christ the Word has existed from all eternity. He is the eternal Son of the eternal Father; He is …
Church Fathers
ChurchFathers
John 1:1a
St. John Chrysostom: While all the other Evangelists begin with the Incarnation, John passes over the Concept…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
“In the beginning” recalls the opening words of Genesis 1:1: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” The expression does not refe…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
In the beginning was the Speech. In this introduction, he asserts the eternal Divinity of Christ, to inform us that He is the eternal God,…
John Gill
JohnGill
In the beginning was the word
That this is said not of the written word, but of the essential word of God, the Lor…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
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 …
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
-
John the Evangelist, as already indicated, makes it his principal object to show the divinity of the incarnate Word. Accordingly, his Gos…
Loading related resources...
A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson