Category Gospel of John

3    (AV)       All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

3    (YLT)     all things through him did happen, and without him happened not even one thing that hath happened.

3    (IGNT)    παντα δι αυτου εγενετο και χωρις αυτου εγενετο ουδε εν ο γεγονεν

     All through Him came to be (became; egeneto) and apart from him (autou) became (came to be) not yet (even) one which has come to be.

Every thing came to be through Him. Apart from Him, no thing would exist, had He not brought it into being.

Anything that came to be, did not exist prior to being brought into being...

1    (AV)       In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

1    (YLT)     In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God;

1    (IGNT)    εν αρχη ην ο λογος και ο λογος ην προς τον θεον και θεος ην ο λογος

In beginning was the Word and the Word was unto/to/with/for/among (pros) the God and God was The Word.

“The Word” existed in the beginning. If The Word existed in the beginning, it had to pre-exist the beginning, or it would have had to come into being “in the beginning”. Rather, it “was” in the beginning.

“The Word” existed unto God. In the beginning. The Word did not begin to be with God, but was unto God “in the beginning”...