John 1:2 The same was in the beginning with God. Does the radiance of the sun proceed from the substance itself of the sun or from some other source? Any one not deprived of his senses must needs confess that it proceeds from the substance itself. Yet, although the radiance proceeds from the sun itself, we cannot say that it is later in point of time than the subsistence of that body, since the sun has never appeared without its rays. It is for this reason that St. Paul calls Him "Brightness" (Hebrews 1:3), setting forth thereby His being from God and His eternity. ( Chrysostom.) Parallel Verses KJV: The same was in the beginning with God. |
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