New English Translation
John 1:3
3All things were created by him, and apart from him not one thing was created that has been created.
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 was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was fully God. 2The Word was with God in the beginning. All things were created by him, and apart from him not one thing was created that has been created. 4In him was life, and the life was the light of mankind. 5And the light shines on in the darkness, but the darkness has not mastered 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 was in the world, and the world was created by him, but the world did not recognize him.
- John 5:17So he told them, “My Father is working until now, and I too am working.”
- Genesis 1:1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
- Psalms 33:6By the Lord’s decree the heavens were made; by a mere word from his mouth all the stars in the sky were created.
- Psalms 102:25In earlier times you established the earth; the skies are your handiwork.
- Isaiah 45:12I made the earth, I created the people who live on it. It was me – my hands stretched out the sky, I give orders to all the heavenly lights.
- Ephesians 3:9and to enlighten everyone about God’s secret plan – a secret that has been hidden for ages in God who has created all things.
- Colossians 1:16for all things in heaven and on earth were created by him – all things, whether visible or invisible, whether thrones or dominions, whether principalities or powers – all things were created through him and for him.
- Hebrews 1:2in these last days he has spoken to us in a son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he created the world.
- Hebrews 3:3For he has come to deserve greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house deserves greater honor than the house itself!
- Revelation 4:11“You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, since you created all things, and because of your will they existed and were created!”
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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