1:2

He was with God in the beginning: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as He is more literally “that one.” It refers to the Word. In some languages it is more natural to make explicit whom the pronoun refers to. For example:

The Word was in the beginning with God
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From the very beginning the Word was with God. (Contemporary English Version)

with God: The Greek phrase that the Berean Standard Bible translates as with God is the same as in 1:1b.

in the beginning: The Greek phrase that the Berean Standard Bible translates as in the beginning is the same here as in 1:1a. In some languages it may be natural again to translate it at the beginning or the end of the clause. For example:

In the beginning of everything the Word existed with God.
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He was with God in the beginning. (New International Version)

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