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Gill's Exposition
The same was in the beginning with God. This is a repetition of what is before said, and is made to show the importance of the truths before delivered; namely, the eternity of Christ, his distinct…
Barnes' Notes
The same - The Word, or the λόγος Logos. Was in the beginning with God - This seems to be a repetition of what was said in the first verse; but it is stated over again to “guard the doctrine,” and to…
Austin says (de Civitate Dei, lib. 10, cap. 29) that his friend Simplicius told him he had heard a Platonic philosopher say that these first verses of St. John's gospel were worthy to be written in…
Cambridge Bible
The same More literally, He or This (Word), with emphasis (comp. Joh 7:18). This verse takes up the first two clauses and combines them. Such recapitulations are characteristic of S. John.