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2 The same was in the beginning with God. [same: (Word | Cause |Jesus)

John 1: 2 continues to introduce Jesus, while countering false views of
spirituality. Verse 1 described Jesus as the Logos, meaning "The Word,"

of God. Jesus is a living message, a definition of God the Father. John
also specifies that Jesus did not become God or rise to the level of God.
Jesus Christ was always God, from the very beginning. John 1:1 states

that the Word was God, not something separate from God. John 1:2
clarifies that this was true, right from the start. Jesus was not a created
being, nor a separate being. He was, and is, identical to God. This is a

claim Jesus will make of Himself later in the gospel. In John 8:38, for
instance, Jesus claims to speak what He has heard directly from the Father.
Shortly after, in John 8:58, Jesus not only claims to have existed before
Abraham, but He also refers to Himself using the name of God: I AM.

John will relate several of these "I AM" statements in his book.

Cross-Reference Verse 2

Micah 5:2 “But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, too little to be among
the clans of Judah, from you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel.
His goings forth are from long ago, From the days of eternity.”

1 Corinthians 8:6 yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom
are all things, and we exist for Him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom
are all things, and we exist through Him.

Colossians 1:17 He is before all things, and in Him all things hold
together.

3 All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made

that was made. [him.: (Jesus)]

John 1:3 The role of Jesus as Creator is established in verse 3. The
universe is not the product of mindless matter, but an intelligent Creator.

In John 1:1 and John 1:2, Jesus is said to be identical to God. Here,