1 In the beginning was the Word (Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. 4 In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men. 5 The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
6 There came a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that all might believe through him. 8 He was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light. 9 There was the true Light which, coming into the world, enlightens every man. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. 11 He came to His own, and those who were His own did not receive Him. 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His Name, 13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
14 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth. 15 John testified about Him and cried out, saying, "This was He of whom I said, 'He who comes after me has a higher rank than I, for He existed before me.' " 16 For of His fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace. 17 For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten God who is in the bosom of the Father, He has explained Him. John 1:1-18 (NASB).
As the Creator of all, Jesus Christ existed long before King David. Jesus is the One who in the beginning was the Agent of God’s creative activity on earth as the “Word” (Greek Logos) (Genesis 1:1–28; John 1:1). Jesus was “in the beginning” with God (John 1:1–3; Hebrews 1:2–10). The Gospel writer John states that this Word or Logos became flesh and lived among us as a human (John 1:14). The “Word” became flesh and lived among us means that Jesus became a man and moved among us as a man. “The Word became flesh” (John 1:14) means Jesus was both the powerful, creative Word of God in the Old Testament by which the heavens and the earth were created (Psalms 33:6, 9) and to the organizing and unifying principle of the universe.
“The Word became flesh” (John 1:14) relate both to the Wisdom of God in the Old Testament (Proverbs 8:22–31) and to the Law of God (Deuteronomy 30:11–14; Isaiah 2:3) as these are revealed and declared in the going forth of the Word by which God creates, reveals Himself, and fulfills His will in history (Psalms 33:6; Isaiah 55:10–11; Isaiah 11:4; Revelation 1:16). Through Wisdom, God extended Himself into the cosmos, creating the world (Proverbs 8:22–31). In the New Testament, the Word is not only a message proclaimed but also Jesus Himself (Colossians 3:16).
6 There came a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that all might believe through him. 8 He was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light. 9 There was the true Light which, coming into the world, enlightens every man. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. 11 He came to His own, and those who were His own did not receive Him. 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His Name, 13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
14 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth. 15 John testified about Him and cried out, saying, "This was He of whom I said, 'He who comes after me has a higher rank than I, for He existed before me.' " 16 For of His fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace. 17 For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten God who is in the bosom of the Father, He has explained Him. John 1:1-18 (NASB).
As the Creator of all, Jesus Christ existed long before King David. Jesus is the One who in the beginning was the Agent of God’s creative activity on earth as the “Word” (Greek Logos) (Genesis 1:1–28; John 1:1). Jesus was “in the beginning” with God (John 1:1–3; Hebrews 1:2–10). The Gospel writer John states that this Word or Logos became flesh and lived among us as a human (John 1:14). The “Word” became flesh and lived among us means that Jesus became a man and moved among us as a man. “The Word became flesh” (John 1:14) means Jesus was both the powerful, creative Word of God in the Old Testament by which the heavens and the earth were created (Psalms 33:6, 9) and to the organizing and unifying principle of the universe.
“The Word became flesh” (John 1:14) relate both to the Wisdom of God in the Old Testament (Proverbs 8:22–31) and to the Law of God (Deuteronomy 30:11–14; Isaiah 2:3) as these are revealed and declared in the going forth of the Word by which God creates, reveals Himself, and fulfills His will in history (Psalms 33:6; Isaiah 55:10–11; Isaiah 11:4; Revelation 1:16). Through Wisdom, God extended Himself into the cosmos, creating the world (Proverbs 8:22–31). In the New Testament, the Word is not only a message proclaimed but also Jesus Himself (Colossians 3:16).