Verse 2
The same was in the beginning with God.
The three propositions of John 1:1 are here reduced to a single declaration and re-affirmed. As Hovey said:
This emphatic repetition of the first verse prepares the way for the statement that follows in verse third; and the practice of repeating an important truth for the sake of emphasis, or of preparing the mind for connected truth, is characteristic of this evangelist's style.[7]
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