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John 1:3
3All things were made and came into existence through Him; and without Him not even one thing was made that has come into being.
John 1:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
- New International Version (NIV)Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
- English Standard Version (ESV)All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.
- New King James Version (NKJV)All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.
Context of John 1:3
1In the beginning [before all time] was the Word (Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself. 2He was [continually existing] in the beginning [co-eternally] with God. All things were made and came into existence through Him; and without Him not even one thing was made that has come into being. 4In Him was life [and the power to bestow life], and the life was the Light of men. 5The Light shines on in the darkness, and the darkness did not understand it or overpower it or appropriate it or absorb it [and is unreceptive to it].
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πάντα δι᾽ αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο, καὶ χωρὶς αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο οὐδὲ ἓν ὃ γέγονεν.Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for John 1:3
- John 1:10He (Christ) was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him.
- John 5:17But Jesus answered them, “My Father has been working until now [He has never ceased working], and I too am working.”
- Genesis 1:1In the beginning God (Elohim) created [by forming from nothing] the heavens and the earth.
- Psalms 33:6By the word of the Lord were the heavens made, And all their host by the breath of His mouth.
- Psalms 102:25At the beginning You founded the earth; The heavens are the work of Your hands.
- Isaiah 45:12I made the earth and created man upon it. My hands, stretched out the heavens, And I commanded all their host.
- Ephesians 3:9and to make plain [to everyone] the plan of the mystery [regarding the uniting of believing Jews and Gentiles into one body] which [until now] was kept hidden through the ages in [the mind of] God who created all things.
- Colossians 1:16For by Him all things were created in heaven and on earth, [things] visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities; all things were created and exist through Him [that is, by His activity] and for Him.
- Hebrews 1:2has in these last days spoken [with finality] to us in [the person of One who is by His character and nature] His Son [namely Jesus], whom He appointed heir and lawful owner of all things, through whom also He created the universe [that is, the universe as a space-time-matter continuum].
- Hebrews 3:3Yet Jesus has been considered worthy of much greater glory and honor than Moses, just as the builder of a house has more honor than the house.
- Revelation 4:11“Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive the glory and the honor and the power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they exist, and were created and brought into being.”
Commentaries on John 1:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3All things were made by him - That is, by this Logos. In Genesis 1:1, God is said to have created all things: in this verse, Christ is said to have created all things: the same unerring Spirit spoke in Moses and in the evangelists: therefore Christ and the Father are One. To say that Christ made all things by a delegated power from God is absurd; because the thing is impossible. Creation means causing that to exist that had no previous being: this is…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3All things - The universe. The expression cannot be limited to any part of the universe. It appropriately expresses everything which exists - all the vast masses of material worlds, and all the animals and things, great or small, that compose those worlds. See Revelation 4:11; Hebrews 1:2; Colossians 1:16. Were made - The original word is from the verb “to be,” and signifies “were” by him; but it expresses the idea of creation here. It does not alter the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3The Word (logos) is God (1:1–2). Everything God does, the Word also does. Throughout his Gospel, John presents the actions of Jesus as the actions of God himself.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. All things, &c.--all things absolutely (as is evident from Joh 1:10; 1Co 8:6; Col 1:16, 17; but put beyond question by what follows). without Him was not any thing--not one thing. made--brought into being. that was made--This is a denial of the eternity and non-creation of matter, which was held by the whole thinking world outside of Judaism and Christianity: or rather, its proper creation was never so much as dreamt of save by the children of revealed…Read the comment
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Commentaries on John 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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