John 1:3
Everything came into being through him; nothing came into being without him.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
In Context
2From the very beginning he was with God.
4In him was life, the life that was the light of everyone.
Cross References
Genesis 1:1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Psalms 33:6The Lord spoke the word and the heavens were made; his mouth breathed all the stars into existence.
Isaiah 45:12I'm the one who made the earth, and I created human beings to live there. It was my hands that stretched out the heavens, and I ordered all the stars to come into being.
John 1:10He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world didn't know who he was.
1 Corinthians 8:6But for us there is only one God, the Father, from whom everything was made, and he is the goal of our existence; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom everything was made, and he is the means of our existence.
Colossians 1:16for everything was created through him—in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, empires, rulers, leaders and authorities—everything was created through him and for him.
Matthew Henry on John 1:2-6
John It is not material to enquire when and where this gospel was written; we are sure that it was given by inspiration of God to John, the brother of James, one of the twelve apostles, distinguished by the honourable character of that disciple whom Jesus loved, one of the first three of the worthies of the Son of David, whom he took to be the witnesses of his retirements, particularly of his transfiguration and his agony. The ancients tell us that John lived longest of all the twelve apostles, and was the only… Read the whole commentary →