Today, we will be starting the book of John, which is a look at the life of Jesus. It is written by the Apostle John, who was with Jesus throughout His ministry. This book starts with Jesus described as the Word, and describes Him as being in the beginning with God, Himself God, and everything being made through him.

Today’s Passage

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

John 1:1-5 (ESV)

Related Verses

Some related verses will bring even more insight to this passage.

Starting with the first verse of the Bible:

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth

Genesis 1:1 (ESV)

Then in one of the Psalms:

By the word of the LORD the heavens were made,
and by the breath of his mouth all their host.

Psalm 33:6

Later in the chapter, John says:

He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him.

John 1:10 (ESV)

Later in the Book of John, Jesus says:

And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil

John 3:19 (ESV)

John later says:

For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself.

John 5:26 (ESV)

Then Jesus speaks of Himself saying:

I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.

John 8:12 (ESV)

Jesus later says:

As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.

John 9:5 (ESV)

In John 11:25-26, Jesus says:
I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?

In John 12:46, Jesus says:
I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness.

In John 17:5, Jesus is talking and says:
And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed

In 1 Corinthians 8:6, the Apostle Paul says:
yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist.

In Philippians 2:6, the Apostle Paul says:
who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped

Then in Colossians 1:16-17, the Apostle Paul says:
For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together

In Hebrews 1:2, the author says:
In these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world

In Hebrews 4:12, the author says:
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart

In 1 John 1:1-2, the Apostle John (the same man who wrote the Book of John), says:
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was made manifest to us

In 1 John 5:11, John says:
And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son

In Revelation 1:4, the Apostle John (again the same man who wrote the Book of John), says to the seven churches that are in Asia at the time he wrote this letter:
Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come

Then in Revelation 1:8, Jesus says:
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

Then in Revelation 1:17-18, John says:
When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he laid his right hand on me, saying, “Fear not, I am the first and the last, and the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades.

In Revelation 3:14, Jesus, starts speaking to the Church in Laodicea by identifying himself as:
The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s creation.

In Revelation 19:13, John speaks of Jesus’ return saying:
He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word of God.

In Revelation 21:6, Jesus speaking to John saying:
It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment

In Revelation 22:13, Jesus says:
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.

That ends the verses for today. Let’s continue to let scripture explain itself.

#John