John 1:2
He always existed with God before he began [MTY] to create anything.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
The same was in the beginning with God.
In Context
Cross References
Jeremiah 20:9But if I would say, ‘I will never mention Yahweh or say anything about him, [MTY]’ it would be as though your message would burn in my inner being like [SIM] a fire; it would be like a fire in my bones. Sometimes I try to remain silent and not proclaim your messages, but I am not able to do that.
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 →