John 1:3

Bible in Basic English (1941)

All things came into existence through him, and without him nothing was.

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Referenced Verses

  • Col 1:16-17 : 16 For by him all things were made, in heaven and on earth, things seen and things unseen, authorities, lords, rulers, and powers; all things were made by him and for him; 17 He is before all things, and in him all things have being.
  • 1 Cor 8:6 : 6 There is for us only one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we are for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we have our being through him.
  • Rev 4:11 : 11 It is right, our Lord and our God, for you to have glory and honour and power: because by you were all things made, and by your desire they came into being.
  • John 1:10 : 10 He was in the world, the world which came into being through him, but the world had no knowledge of him.
  • Ps 33:6 : 6 By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the army of heaven by the breath of his mouth.
  • Gen 1:26 : 26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, like us: and let him have rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over the cattle and over all the earth and over every living thing which goes flat on the earth.
  • Gen 1:1 : 1 At the first God made the heaven and the earth.
  • Ps 102:25 : 25 In the past you put the earth on its base, and the heavens are the work of your hands.
  • Isa 45:12 : 12 I have made the earth, forming man on it: by my hands the heavens have been stretched out, and all the stars put in their ordered places.
  • Isa 45:18 : 18 For this is the word of the Lord who made the heavens; he is God; the maker and designer of the earth; who made it not to be a waste, but as a living-place for man: I am the Lord, and there is no other.
  • Heb 1:2-3 : 2 But now, at the end of these days, it has come to us through his Son, to whom he has given all things for a heritage, and through whom he made the order of the generations; 3 Who, being the outshining of his glory, the true image of his substance, supporting all things by the word of his power, having given himself as an offering making clean from sins, took his seat at the right hand of God in heaven;
  • Heb 1:10-12 : 10 You, Lord, at the first did put the earth on its base, and the heavens are the works of your hands: 11 They will come to their end; but you are for ever; they will become old as a robe; 12 They will be rolled up like a cloth, even like a robe, and they will be changed: but you are the same and your years will have no end.
  • Heb 3:3-4 : 3 And it was right for this man to have more honour than Moses, even as the builder of a house has more honour than the house. 4 For every house has a builder; but the builder of all things is God.
  • John 5:17-19 : 17 But his answer was: My Father is still working even now, and so I am working. 18 For this cause the Jews had an even greater desire to put Jesus to death, because not only did he not keep the Sabbath but he said God was his Father, so making himself equal with God. 19 So Jesus made answer and said, Truly I say to you, The Son is not able to do anything himself; he is able to do only what he sees the Father doing; whatever the Father does the Son does it in the same way.
  • Eph 3:9 : 9 And make all men see what is the ordering of the secret which from the first has been kept in God who made all things;

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Col 1:15-20
    6 verses
    85%

    15 Who is the image of the unseen God coming into existence before all living things;

    16 For by him all things were made, in heaven and on earth, things seen and things unseen, authorities, lords, rulers, and powers; all things were made by him and for him;

    17 He is before all things, and in him all things have being.

    18 And he is the head of the body, the church: the starting point of all things, the first to come again from the dead; so that in all things he might have the chief place.

    19 For God in full measure was pleased to be in him;

    20 Through him uniting all things with himself, having made peace through the blood of his cross; through him, I say, uniting all things which are on earth or in heaven.

  • John 1:4-11
    8 verses
    85%

    4 What came into existence in him was life, and the life was the light of men.

    5 And the light goes on shining in the dark; it is not overcome by the dark.

    6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

    7 He came for witness, to give witness about the light, so that all men might have faith through him.

    8 He himself was not the light: he was sent to give witness about the light.

    9 The true light, which gives light to every man, was then coming into the world.

    10 He was in the world, the world which came into being through him, but the world had no knowledge of him.

    11 He came to the things which were his and his people did not take him to their hearts.

  • John 1:1-2
    2 verses
    84%

    1 From the first he was the Word, and the Word was in relation with God and was God.

    2 This Word was from the first in relation with God.

  • Gen 1:1-4
    4 verses
    78%

    1 At the first God made the heaven and the earth.

    2 And the earth was waste and without form; and it was dark on the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God was moving on the face of the waters.

    3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

    4 And God, looking on the light, saw that it was good: and God made a division between the light and the dark,

  • Heb 11:3
    75%

    3 By faith it is clear to us that the order of events was fixed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made from things which only seem to be.

  • 1 John 1:1-3
    3 verses
    75%

    1 That which was from the first, which has come to our ears, and which we have seen with our eyes, looking on it and touching it with our hands, about the Word of life

    2 (And the life was made clear to us, and we have seen it and are witnessing to it and giving you word of that eternal life which was with the Father and was seen by us);

    3 We give you word of all we have seen and everything which has come to our ears, so that you may be united with us; and we are united with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ:

  • Heb 1:1-3
    3 verses
    75%

    1 In times past the word of God came to our fathers through the prophets, in different parts and in different ways;

    2 But now, at the end of these days, it has come to us through his Son, to whom he has given all things for a heritage, and through whom he made the order of the generations;

    3 Who, being the outshining of his glory, the true image of his substance, supporting all things by the word of his power, having given himself as an offering making clean from sins, took his seat at the right hand of God in heaven;

  • John 1:13-15
    3 verses
    74%

    13 Whose birth was from God and not from blood, or from an impulse of the flesh and man's desire.

    14 And so the Word became flesh and took a place among us for a time; and we saw his glory--such glory as is given to an only son by his father--saw it to be true and full of grace.

    15 John gave witness about him, crying, This is he of whom I said, He who is coming after me is put over me because he was in existence before me.

  • John 1:18
    73%

    18 No man has seen God at any time; the only Son, who is on the breast of the Father, he has made clear what God is.

  • Eph 3:9
    73%

    9 And make all men see what is the ordering of the secret which from the first has been kept in God who made all things;

  • Rom 1:19-20
    2 verses
    72%

    19 Because the knowledge of God may be seen in them, God having made it clear to them.

    20 For from the first making of the world, those things of God which the eye is unable to see, that is, his eternal power and existence, are fully made clear, he having given the knowledge of them through the things which he has made, so that men have no reason for wrongdoing:

  • Heb 1:10
    71%

    10 You, Lord, at the first did put the earth on its base, and the heavens are the works of your hands:

  • Gen 1:14-17
    4 verses
    71%

    14 And God said, Let there be lights in the arch of heaven, for a division between the day and the night, and let them be for signs, and for marking the changes of the year, and for days and for years:

    15 And let them be for lights in the arch of heaven to give light on the earth: and it was so.

    16 And God made the two great lights: the greater light to be the ruler of the day, and the smaller light to be the ruler of the night: and he made the stars.

    17 And God put them in the arch of heaven, to give light on the earth;

  • 1 Cor 8:6
    71%

    6 There is for us only one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we are for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we have our being through him.

  • Ps 33:6
    70%

    6 By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the army of heaven by the breath of his mouth.

  • Luke 1:1
    70%

    1 As a number of attempts have been made to put together in order an account of those events which took place among us,

  • 1 John 1:5
    70%

    5 This is the word which came to us from him and which we give to you, that God is light and in him there is nothing dark.

  • Rom 11:36
    69%

    36 For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things. To him be the glory for ever. So be it.

  • John 1:30
    68%

    30 This is he of whom I said, One is coming after me who is put over me because he was in existence before me.

  • Heb 3:4
    68%

    4 For every house has a builder; but the builder of all things is God.

  • 2 Pet 1:3
    68%

    3 Because by his power he has given us everything necessary for life and righteousness, through the knowledge of him who has been our guide by his glory and virtue;

  • Gen 1:27
    68%

    27 And God made man in his image, in the image of God he made him: male and female he made them.

  • Rev 1:2
    68%

    2 Who gave witness of the word of God, and of the witness of Jesus Christ, even of all the things which he saw.

  • Heb 4:13
    68%

    13 And there is nothing made which is not completely clear to him; there is nothing covered, but all things are open to the eyes of him with whom we have to do.