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In 1 John 1:1c in Greek is it “The Word was God” (KJV) or “God was the Word” (many modern scholars)?

Answered by BibleQ . March 30, 2023 - 9:32 pm

In 1 John 1:1, third clause, c, in Greek is it “The Word was God” (KJV) or “God was the Word”? In answer to this question we need to first be aware that the rendering “God was the Word” which is found in the Wycliffe Bible (c.1382) is not relevant as Wycliffe was translating from […]

Does “beginning” in John 1:1 refer to Genesis and the old creation, or to Christ’s work and the new creation?

Answered by BibleQ . April 8, 2020 - 5:54 pm

It is probably clear to anyone who has got as far as asking this question that “In the beginning was the word” does not mean “In Genesis 2:7 Jesus created Adam”. But what does it mean? This is one of those questions where there are three possible answers: “old”, “new” and “both”. If the answer […]

Does Proverbs 8:22 refer to Jesus?

Answered by BibleQ . May 25, 2012 - 5:02 pm

Proverbs 8:22 “The LORD possessed me at the beginning of his work, the first of his acts of old. The writer of this poetry had in his mind that he was personifying wisdom as a beautiful woman who leads men to righteousness and happiness, in contrast to the superficially attractive prostitute described in Proverbs 7 […]

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In 1 John 1:1c in Greek is it “The Word was God” (KJV) or “God was the Word” (many modern scholars)?

Does “beginning” in John 1:1 refer to Genesis and the old creation, or to Christ’s work and the new creation?

Does Proverbs 8:22 refer to Jesus?

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