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Its core (Jn 1:1–5, 10–11, 14) is poetic in structure, with short phrases linked by “staircase parallelism,” in which the last word of one phrase becomes the first word of the next. Prose inserts (at least Jn 1:6 – 8 , 15 ) deal with John the Baptist.
1 In the beginning was the Word: the Word was with God and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things came into being, not one thing came into being except through him. 4 What has come into being in him was life, life that was the light of men; 5 and light shines in darkness, and darkness could not overpower it.
Chapter 1 ⌄. 1 Something which has existed since the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have watched and touched with our own hands, the Word of life -- this is our theme.
This section of the Catholic Bible contains the complete content of the Book of John, Chapter 1 with numbers and text of individual verses from the Douay Rheims Version of the Catholic Bible.
To open their eyes, that they may be converted from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a lot among the saints, by the faith that is in me. Jump to Previous.
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being.
The delayed revelation of Jesus’ name in the prologue (the Gospel According to John 1:1–18) reflects the author’s understanding of Jewish respect for the holiness of God’s name, and it sets the stage for Jesus to claim God’s name as his own. themes to watch for in this Catholic Bible study
