“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” (John 1:1). Unlike the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, which present the birth of Jesus, and later his life and ministry, the Gospel of John presents Jesus as the Word of God that existed from the beginning of everything. Perhaps you have wondered how we can understand this word? We invite you to discover it and understand what it is the logo and how it is described in the prologue to the gospel of john.
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In the beginning was the verb
What is the logo?
logos is a Greek word used in the New Testament meaning “word, verbIn fact, in the Gospel of John, Jesus shows himself to us as the Logos, that is, as the very Word of God. In this way, it can be affirmed that Jesus, the Logos, was present from the beginning of everything. By the way, this passage is also translated like this: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” (John 1:1 Version The book of the People of God).
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The Word made flesh
This logos who was with God came to dwell on earth. By the way, the apostle John testifies that Jesus is not only God, but also the very incarnation of the Word of God. In fact, Jesus himself said: “I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. No one goes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6). If we dig deep into who Jesus is through the New Testament, especially through the Gospels, we can receive the revelation of God’s Word and get to know him better.
Prologue to the Gospel of John
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 In the beginning he was with God.
3 All things were made through the Word and without it nothing was made of everything that exists.
4 In her was life, and the life was the light of men.
5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not perceive it.
6 There appeared a man sent by God, whose name was John.
7 He came as a witness, to bear witness to the light, so that through him all might believe.
8 He was not light, but the witness of the light.
9 The Word was the true light that, coming into this world, enlightens every man.
10 She was in the world, and the world was made through her, and the world did not know her.
11 He came to his own, and his own received him not.
12 But to all who received him, to those who believe in his name, he gave power to become children of God.
13 They were not born of blood, nor of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but were begotten by God.
14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us. And we have seen his glory, the glory he receives from the Father as the only Son, full of grace and truth.” (John 1: 1-14).