|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 the Living Word, and this Truth was with God, and this Perfection was God.
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|In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
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|The Greek word is "logos", which has a wide variety of meanings, some of which have no English equivalent. See the talk page for the ongoing discussion of this translation.
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|The Greek word is "logos", which has a wide variety of meanings, some of which have no English equivalent. The second phrase uses the Greek word ''pros'', meaning "before" or "toward," suggesting "acting on behalf." See the talk page for further discussion of this translation.