John 1:1-18 - A Paraphrase
The Word made Fresh
1 Before time began, even before the universe was made, there was the Word. The Word was right next to God, and everything that was true of God was also true of the Word. 2 He was with God at the very genesis of the universe, from the moment of its inception. 3 And it was through him that the universe came into being, w…