John 1:3
Every thing was by his hand; and without him, was not any thing whatever that existed.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
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.
4In him was life; and the life was the light of man.
Cross References
John 1:10He was in the world; and the world was by his hand; and the world did not know him.
1 Corinthians 8:6yet to us, on our part, there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord, Jesus the Messiah, by whom are all things, and we also by him.
Colossians 1:16and by him was created every thing that is in heaven and on earth, all that is seen and all that is unseen, whether thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or sovereignties; every thing was through him, and was created by 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 →