The Word became flesh (John 1)

Why John starts before Bethlehem

John opens his gospel not with a manger but with creation itself: "In the beginning was the Word."

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — John 1:1

In this lesson we read John 1:1–18 slowly and ask what John wants us to know about Jesus before the story even begins.

Read

John 1:1–18, twice, in two different translations.

Reflect

What does it mean that the Word "dwelt among us"?