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→‎Chapter 1: add "perfect ... order" to the description of the beginning, to give it a physical connotation as well as an abstract one, as the Greek word λόγος has in this context
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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.
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|In the beginning was [[logic]]; its revelation was with [[God]]; and its truth was God.
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|In the beginning was perfect logic and order; its revelation was with [[God]]; and its truth was God.
 
|The Greek word is λόγος (logos), which has a wide variety of profound meanings, but its primary meaning is logic.  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.
 
|The Greek word is λόγος (logos), which has a wide variety of profound meanings, but its primary meaning is logic.  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.
 
<br>"Word" for many people now means a program owned by Microsoft, and thus over-reliance on the term today should be avoided.  "Living Word" has been suggested here, but it is a bit of an [[oxymoron]].
 
<br>"Word" for many people now means a program owned by Microsoft, and thus over-reliance on the term today should be avoided.  "Living Word" has been suggested here, but it is a bit of an [[oxymoron]].
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