In the beginning the Word already was. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.
In the beginning he was with God.
Everything came into being through him; nothing came into being without him.
“I tell you the truth, before Abraham was born, I am,” said Jesus.
Now Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the beginning of the world.
The Son is the visible picture of the invisible God. He was before all creation,
for everything was created through him—in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, empires, rulers, leaders and authorities—everything was created through him and for him.
He existed before everything, and he holds everything together.