Joh 1:2 | MHM | STEP | v. 2 : John says, “He was with God in the beginning” (John 1:2 ). This means that before anything was created, Jesus (the Word) already existed. He was not only present before time began, but existed eternally, without beginning (Psalm 90:2; Proverbs 8:23 ). Jesus was always with God, sharing in his glory and happiness (John 17:5; Proverbs 8:30 ). The Father and the Son worked together in the plan to save people, even before the world began (Ephesians 3:9; 1 Peter 3:18 ; Zechariah 6:13; Matthew 11:27 ).

‏ John 1:2

v. 2: John says, “He was with God in the beginning” (John 1:2 ^a). This means that before anything was created, Jesus (the Word) already existed. He was not only present before time began, but existed eternally, without beginning (Psalm 90:2; Proverbs 8:23 ^b). Jesus was always with God, sharing in his glory and happiness (John 17:5; Proverbs 8:30 ^c). The Father and the Son worked together in the plan to save people, even before the world began (Ephesians 3:9; 1 Peter 3:18 ^d; Zechariah 6:13; Matthew 11:27 ^e).