Pro 8:22-30, Isa 9:6, Mic 5:2, Joh 1:1-2, 17:5, 24, Col 1:17, Heb 1:10-12 | ESV | STEP | The Lord possessed me at the beginning of his work , the first of his acts of old .

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.
23 Ages ago I was ^fset up,
at the first, ^gbefore the beginning of the earth.
24 When there were no ^hdepths I was ⁱbrought forth,
when there were no springs abounding with water.
25 Before the mountains ^jhad been shaped,
^kbefore the hills, I was brought forth,
26 before he had made the earth with its fields,
or the first of the dust of the world.
27 When he ^lestablished the heavens, I was there;
when he drew ^ma circle on the face of the deep,
28 when he ⁿmade firm the skies above,
when he established ^{▼▼The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain} the fountains of the deep,
29 when he ^passigned to the sea its ^qlimit,
so that the waters might not transgress his command,
when he marked out ^rthe foundations of the earth,
30 then ^sI was beside him, like a master workman,
and I was daily his ^{▼▼Or daily filled with} ^udelight,
rejoicing before him always,

Isaiah 9:6

6 ^vFor to us a child is born,
to us ^wa son is given;
^xand the government shall be ^yupon ^{▼▼Or is upon} his shoulder,
and his name shall be called ^{▼▼Or is called}
Wonderful ^abCounselor, ^acMighty God,
^adEverlasting ^aeFather, Prince of ^afPeace.

Micah 5:2

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

John 1:1-2

The Word Became Flesh

1 ^amIn the beginning was ^anthe Word, and ^aothe Word was with God, and ^apthe Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God.

John 17:5

5 And now, Father, ^aqglorify me in your own presence with the glory ^arthat I had with you ^asbefore the world existed.

John 17:24

24 Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be ^atwith me ^auwhere I am, ^avto see my glory that you have given me because you loved me ^awbefore the foundation of the world.

Colossians 1:17

17 And ^axhe is before all things, and in him all things ^ayhold together.

Hebrews 1:10-12

10 And,

^az“You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning,
and the heavens are the work of your hands;
11 they will perish, but you remain;
they will all wear out like a garment,
12 like a robe you will roll them up,
like a garment they will be changed. ^{▼▼Some manuscripts omit like a garment}
But you are ^bbthe same,
and your years will have no end.”