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The same was in the beginning with God.
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A Purposeful Repetition
Nearly every commentator agrees that this verse is a deliberate repetition of verse 1. John isn't being redundant; he is being emphatic. Scholars explain that he restates the Word's eternal existence and relationship with God to 'guard the doctrine' and impress its profound importance upon the reader, leaving no room for misunderstanding.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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 (ουτος). "This one," the Logos of verse 1, repeated for clarity, characteristic of John's style. He links together into o…
19th Century
Anglican
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 …
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Baptist
The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and…
John succinctly reemphasizes the great truths of v.1. The Word’s preexistence, distinctiveness, and deity are brought out in the statement “he was …
16th Century
Protestant
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…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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 …
13th Century
Catholic
38. Then he says, he was in the beginning with God.
This is the fourth clause and is introduced because of the preceding one…
