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(Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/john/1.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />He was with God in the beginning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/john/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He existed in the beginning with God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/john/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He was in the beginning with God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/john/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He was with God in the beginning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />He was in <i>the</i> beginning with God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The same was in the beginning with God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/john/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He was in the beginning with God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He was in the beginning with God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He was in the beginning with God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />He was in the beginning with God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He was in the beginning with God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He was [continually existing] in the beginning [co-eternally] with God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He was with God in the beginning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He was with God in the beginning. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The same was in the beginning with God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/john/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />From the very beginning the Word was with God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The same was in the beginning with God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He was already with God in the beginning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />From the very beginning the Word was with God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He existed in the beginning with God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He was with God in the beginning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The Word was with God in the beginning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He was in the beginning with God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The same was in the beginning with God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />He was in the beginning with God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The same was in the beginning with God. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />this One was in the beginning with God;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />He was in <i>the</i> beginning with God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> this one was in the beginning with God;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />This was in the beginning with God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The same was in the beginning with God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />He was with God in the beginning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He was in the beginning with God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He was in the beginning with God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The same was in the beginning with God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/1.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />This One himself was at the origin with God.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/1.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />He was in the beginning with God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/1.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />The same was in the beginning with God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/1.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />He was in the beginning with God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/1.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />the same was in the beginning with God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />He was in the beginning with God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/1.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />The same was in the beginning with God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/1.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />The same was in the beginning with God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/1-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=7" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/john/1.htm">The Beginning</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: Houtos (DPro-NMS) -- This; he, she, it. ">He</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: ēn (V-IIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">was</a> <a href="/greek/4314.htm" title="4314: pros (Prep) -- To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.">with</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theon (N-AMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/746.htm" title="746: archē (N-DFS) -- From archomai; a commencement, or chief.">the beginning.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">3</span>Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-1.htm">John 1:1-3</a></span><br />In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. / He was with God in the beginning. / Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-16.htm">Colossians 1:16-17</a></span><br />For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him. / He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/1-2.htm">Hebrews 1:2-3</a></span><br />But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe. / The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/1-1.htm">Genesis 1:1-3</a></span><br />In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. / Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. / And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/8-22.htm">Proverbs 8:22-30</a></span><br />The LORD created me as His first course, before His works of old. / From everlasting I was established, from the beginning, before the earth began. / When there were no watery depths, I was brought forth, when no springs were overflowing with water. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/8-6.htm">1 Corinthians 8:6</a></span><br />yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/3-9.htm">Ephesians 3:9</a></span><br />and to illuminate for everyone the stewardship of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-14.htm">Revelation 3:14</a></span><br />To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator of God’s creation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/33-6.htm">Psalm 33:6</a></span><br />By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-3.htm">Hebrews 11:3</a></span><br />By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-1.htm">1 John 1:1-2</a></span><br />That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life. / And this is the life that was revealed; we have seen it and testified to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/2-6.htm">Philippians 2:6-7</a></span><br />Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, / but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-24.htm">Isaiah 44:24</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer who formed you from the womb: “I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who by Myself spread out the earth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/5-2.htm">Micah 5:2</a></span><br />But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/17-5.htm">John 17:5</a></span><br />And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The same was in the beginning with God.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/1-1.htm">Beginning</a> <a href="/john/1-1.htm">First</a> <a href="/john/1-1.htm">Relation</a> <a href="/john/1-1.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/2-10.htm">Beginning</a> <a href="/john/1-41.htm">First</a> <a href="/john/8-3.htm">Relation</a> <a href="/john/1-14.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">John 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/1-1.htm">The divinity, humanity, office, and incarnation of Jesus Christ.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/1-15.htm">The testimony of John.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/1-39.htm">The calling of Simon and Andrew, Philip and Nathanael</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This aligns with the doctrine of the Trinity, where the Word is understood as the second person, the Son, who is distinct yet fully divine. The concept of the Word being "with" God suggests a relationship of intimacy and unity, reflecting the eternal fellowship within the Godhead. This is consistent with other scriptural references such as <a href="/john/17-5.htm">John 17:5</a>, where Jesus speaks of the glory He shared with the Father before the world began.<p><b>in the beginning.</b><br>The phrase "in the beginning" echoes the opening of <a href="/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1:1</a>, drawing a parallel between the creation account and the role of the Word in creation. It signifies the timeless nature of the Word, existing before time and creation. This connection underscores the Word's active participation in creation, as seen in <a href="/john/1-3.htm">John 1:3</a>, where all things were made through Him. The use of "beginning" also points to the foundational role of the Word in the divine plan, highlighting the continuity of God's purpose from creation to redemption. This phrase sets the stage for understanding the Word's authority and sovereignty over all creation, as further elaborated in <a href="/colossians/1-16.htm">Colossians 1:16-17</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_word.htm">The Word (Logos)</a></b><br>Refers to Jesus Christ, the pre-existent divine Word who was with God from the beginning. The term "Logos" in Greek signifies not only spoken word but also the reason and creative order of the universe.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Theos)</a></b><br>The one true God, the Creator of all things, with whom the Word was present from the beginning. This highlights the intimate relationship and unity between the Father and the Son.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_beginning.htm">The Beginning (Archi)</a></b><br>This term signifies the starting point of creation, emphasizing the eternal nature of the Word, who existed before time and creation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_eternal_nature_of_christ.htm">The Eternal Nature of Christ</a></b><br>Jesus is not a created being but has existed eternally with God. This affirms His divinity and the foundational Christian belief in the Trinity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_unity_of_the_trinity.htm">The Unity of the Trinity</a></b><br>The relationship between the Word and God in the beginning underscores the unity and distinct persons within the Trinity. This is a mystery that calls for reverence and worship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_foundation_of_creation.htm">The Foundation of Creation</a></b><br>Understanding that Christ was with God in the beginning provides a foundation for recognizing His authority over creation and His role in the redemption of the world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_christ_in_our_lives.htm">The Importance of Christ in Our Lives</a></b><br>As the eternal Word, Jesus is central to our faith and life. We are called to align our lives with His teachings and recognize His sovereignty.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_was_the_haystack_prayer_meeting_important.htm">Is he before all things?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_god_vs._satan.htm">What does the Bible say about God versus Satan?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_jesus_both_god_and_one_with_him.htm">How is Jesus both God and one with God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_christians,_mormons_see_jesus_alike.htm">Do Christians and Mormons perceive Jesus identically?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">The same was.</span>--This is a summary in one clause of the three assertions made in the first verse.<p><span class= "bld">The same,</span> that is, the Word who was God, existed before any act of creation, and in that existence was a person distinct from God. Yet it is more than a re-statement. We have arrived at the thought that the Word was one in nature with God. From this higher point of view, the steps below us are more clearly seen. The Word was God; the eternal pre-existence and personality are included in the thought.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The same</span> Logos whom the writer has just affirmed to have been God himself, <span class="cmt_word">was</span>, though it might seem at first reading to be incompatible with the first or third clause of the first verse, nevertheless in the <span class="cmt_word">beginning with God</span> - "in the beginning," and therefore, as we have seen, eternally in relation with God. The previous statements are thus stringently enforced, and, notwithstanding their tendency to diverge, are once more bound into a new, unified, and emphatic utterance. Thus the <span class="greek">αὐτός</span> of the following sentences is charged with the sublime fulness of meaning which is involved in the three utterances of ver. 1. The first clause <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> declared that the Logos preceded the origination of all things, was the eternal ground of the world; the second <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> asserted his unique personality, so that he stands over against the eternal God, in mutual communion with the Absolute and Eternal One; the third clause <p><span class="note_emph">(3)</span> maintains further that the Logos was not a second God, nor merely Divine (<span class="greek">Θεῖος</span>) or God-like, nor is he described as proceeding out of or from God (<span class="greek">ἐκ Θεοῦ</span> or <span class="greek">ἀπὸ Θεοῦ</span>), nor is he to be called <span class="greek">ὁ Θεός</span>, "the God absolute," as opposed to all his manifestations; but the Logos is said to be <span class="greek">Θεός</span>, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "<span class="accented">God"</span> - <span class="accented">God</span> in his nature and being. This second verse reasserts the eternal <span class="accented">relation</span> of such a personality "with God," and prepares the way for the statements of the following verses. The unity of the Logos and Theos might easily be supposed to reduce the distinction between them to subjective relations. The second verse emphasizes the objective validity of the relation. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/1-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">He</span><br /><span class="grk">Οὗτος</span> <span class="translit">(Houtos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> </span><span class="str2">This; he, she, it. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">was</span><br /><span class="grk">ἦν</span> <span class="translit">(ēn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with</span><br /><span class="grk">πρὸς</span> <span class="translit">(pros)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4314.htm">Strong's 4314: </a> </span><span class="str2">To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">God</span><br /><span class="grk">Θεόν</span> <span class="translit">(Theon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> </span><span class="str2">A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐν</span> <span class="translit">(en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> </span><span class="str2">In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[the] beginning.</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀρχῇ</span> <span class="translit">(archē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_746.htm">Strong's 746: </a> </span><span class="str2">From archomai; a commencement, or chief.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/1-2.htm">John 1:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/john/1-2.htm">John 1:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/john/1-2.htm">John 1:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/john/1-2.htm">John 1:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/john/1-2.htm">John 1:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/john/1-2.htm">John 1:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/1-2.htm">John 1:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/1-2.htm">John 1:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/john/1-2.htm">John 1:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/john/1-2.htm">John 1:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/john/1-2.htm">NT Gospels: John 1:2 The same was in the beginning (Jhn Jo Jn) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/john/1-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 1:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 1:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/john/1-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 1:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 1:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>