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D&C 93:8 · John 1:1

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Doctrine and Covenants D&C 93:8
"Therefore, in the beginning the Word was, for he was the Word, even the messenger of salvation"
New Testament John 1:1
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."

Shared words: in the beginning

The word order inverts and the two continuations differ entirely: the gospel's is a pair of clauses about the Word and God, the revelation's an apposition the gospel does not carry. Registered at the 2026-08-11 editorial review.

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