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|In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

|In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

|In the beginning was the [[Truth]]; its Word was with [[God]]; and its Perfection was God.

|In the beginning was the [[Truth]]; its Word was with [[God]]; and its Perfection was God.

|The Greek word is "logos", which has a wide variety of profound meanings.  Its use three times in repetition suggests three different nuances, which would be expressed more fully with three different English terms. The second of the three phrases uses the Greek word ''pros'', meaning "before" or "toward," suggesting "acting on behalf." See the talk page for further discussion of this translation.  (Originally used "Living Word" here)

|The Greek word is "logos", which has a wide variety of profound meanings.  Its use three times in repetition suggests three different nuances, which would be expressed more fully with three different English terms. The second of the three phrases uses the Greek word ''pros'', meaning "before" or "toward," suggesting "acting on behalf." See the talk page for further discussion of this translation.  "Word" has acquired too much of an intellectual or electronic ("word processor") connotation today.  "Living Word" has been suggested here, but it is a bit of an [[oxymoron]].

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