1 ^(A)In the beginning was ^(B)the Word, and the Word was ^(C)with God, and ^(D)the Word was God. ^2 [a]He was in the beginning with God. ^3 (E)All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him ^[b]not even one thing came into being that has come into being.

^3 [a]And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact ^(A)representation of His nature, and ^[b](B)upholds all things by ^[c]the word of His power. When He had made ^(C)purification of sins, He ^(D)sat down at the right hand of the ^(E)Majesty on high,