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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 perfection; its logic was with [[God]]; and its truth was God.

|In the beginning was perfection; its logic 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 (as in truth).  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 (as in truth).  Its use three times in repetition suggests three different nuances, which would be expressed more fully with three different English terms: Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν θεόν, καὶ θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος. The second of the three phrases uses the Greek word ''pros'' (πρὸς), meaning "before" or "toward," which suggests "acting on behalf." See the talk page for further discussion of this translation.

<br>"Word" is a weak translation today of the more profound "logos".  Now "Word" means a program sold by Microsoft, and thus over-reliance on the term should be avoided.  "Living Word" has been suggested here, but it is clunky and a bit of an [[oxymoron]], almost implying (incorrectly) an evolving biblical meaning.

<br>"Word" is a weak translation today of the more profound "logos".  Now "Word" means a program sold by Microsoft, and thus over-reliance on the term should be avoided.  "Living Word" has been suggested here, but it is clunky and a bit of an [[oxymoron]], almost implying (incorrectly) an evolving biblical meaning.

<br>One advantage of the use of "perfection" here is that it implies the subsequent fall from perfection and the fundamental role played by [[entropy]] and the [[Second Law of Thermodynamics]] in the physical world.

<br>One advantage of the use of "perfection" here is that it implies the subsequent fall from perfection and the fundamental role played by [[entropy]] and the [[Second Law of Thermodynamics]] in the physical world.

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