John 1:2 Douay-Rheims

The same was in the beginning with God.

Alcuin of York

c. A.D. 735–804 Medieval

Wherefore does he use the substantive verb, was? That you might understand that the Word, Which is coeternal with God the Father, was before all time.

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A.D. 804 · as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on John 1:2

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.

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