Pro 8:22, Isa 9:6, Mic 5:2, Joh 1:1-2, 30, 8:58, 17:5, Phili 2:6-7, Col 1:17 | ESV | STEP | The Lord possessed me at the beginning of his work , the first of his acts of old .

Proverbs 8:22

22 ^a“The Lord ^bpossessed ^{▼▼Or fathered; Septuagint created} me at the beginning of his work, ^{▼▼Hebrew way}
the first of his acts ^eof old.

Isaiah 9:6

6 ^fFor to us a child is born,
to us ^ga son is given;
^hand the government shall be ⁱupon ^{▼▼Or is upon} his shoulder,
and his name shall be called ^{▼▼Or is called}
Wonderful ^lCounselor, ^mMighty God,
ⁿEverlasting ^oFather, Prince of ^pPeace.

Micah 5:2

2 ^{▼▼Ch 5:1 in Hebrew} ^rBut you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
who are too little to be among the clans of ^sJudah,
from you shall come forth for me
one who is to be ^truler in Israel,
^uwhose coming forth is ^vfrom of old,
from ancient days.

John 1:1-2

The Word Became Flesh

1 ^wIn the beginning was ^xthe Word, and ^ythe Word was with God, and ^zthe Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God.

John 1:30

30 This is he of whom I said, ^aa‘After me comes a man who ranks before me, because he was before me.’

John 8:58

58 Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, ^abI am.”

John 17:5

5 And now, Father, ^acglorify me in your own presence with the glory ^adthat I had with you ^aebefore the world existed.

Philippians 2:6-7

6 ^afwho, though he was in ^agthe form of God, did not count equality with God ^aha thing to be grasped, 7 but ^aiemptied himself, by taking the form of a ^ajservant, ^{▼▼Greek bondservant} ^albeing born in the likeness of men.

Colossians 1:17

17 And ^amhe is before all things, and in him all things ^anhold together.