John 1:3
through him all things came into being, and nothing came into being apart from him.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
In Context
2He was in the beginning with God;
4That which came into being in him was life; and the life was the light of humanity;
Cross References
Genesis 1:1In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth,
Psalms 33:6By his word the heavens were made, all their host by the breath of his mouth.
John 1:10He was in the world; and through him the world came into being – yet the world did not know him.
1 Corinthians 8:6Yet for us there is only one God, the Father, from whom all things come (and for him we live), and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things come (and through him we live).
Colossians 1:16for in him was created all that is in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible – angels and archangels and all the powers of heaven.
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 →