《圣经》“约翰福音”第一章第一节这样描述:“In beginning the Word was, and the Word was with God, and the Word was a god. This one was in beginning with God. All things came into existence through him, and apart from him not even one thing came into existence.”许多中文《圣经》译本是这样翻译的:“太初有道,道与神同在,道就是神。这道太初与神同在,万物是籍着他造的,凡被造的,没有一样不是籍着他造的。”