John 1:1-4

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

1 In the beginning [before all time] was the Word (^[a]Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God ^[b]Himself.^(A)

²He was present originally with God.

³All things were made and came into existence through Him; and without Him was not even one thing made that has come into being.

⁴In Him was Life, and the Life was the Light of men.

John 1:1 In John’s vision (Rev. 19), he sees Christ returning as Warrior-Messiah-King, and “the title by which He is called is The Word of God... and Lord of lords” (Rev. 19:13, 16).
John 1:1 Charles B. Williams, The New Testament: A Translation in the Language of the People: “God” appears first in the Greek word order in this phrase, denoting emphasis—so “God Himself.”