Jesus’ Pre-existence: Biblical References

 Jesus’ Pre-existence: Biblical References

John 1:1a “In the beginning was the Word”

John 1:1b “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God”

John 1:1c “and the Word was God”

John 1:2 “He (Jesus) was in the beginning with God.”

John 1:3 “All things were made through him…”

John 1:14 “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us”

John 1:30 “After me comes a man who ranks before me, because he was before me.”

John 3:13 “No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven…”

John 6:33 “For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world”

John 6:38 “For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will...him who sent me.”

John 6:62 “Then what if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before?”

John 8:23 “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.”

John 8:56-57 “Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day. He saw it and was glad.”

John 8:58 “Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”

John 16:28 “I came from the Father and have come into the world...going to the Father.”

John 17:5 “And now, Father, glorify me…that I had with you before the world existed.”

John 17:24 “Father... you loved me before the foundation of the world.”

1 Cor. 15:47 “The first man was from the earth, a man of dust; the second man is from heaven.”

Col. 1:15-18 “For by him all things were created...all things were created through him…”

Gal 4:4-5 “when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son…”

Phil 2:6-11 “but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant...being found in human form…”

Heb. 1:1-4 “through whom he created the world...and he upholds the universe…”

Heb. 13:8 “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.”

1 John 1:2 “proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father...made manifest…”

Notes: These are biblical references to Jesus’ preexistence. Jesus’ preexistence means that Jesus has no point of origin, He was not created, and He eternally existed alongside God before they created the world. Time began when they created matter. Generally, there are two types of references: (1) where Jesus’ preexistence is overtly stated [John 17:5]; (2) Jesus’ preexistence is inferred [Col. 1:15-18]. A reocurring theme throughout the Gospel of John is Jesus’ deity and Jesus’ preexistence (see above). Jesus’ preexistence, like most theological truths, is intertwined with other theological truths. For example, since Jesus is God, He also must be pre-existent. The incarnation also requires pre-existence. If you find any more of these references please send them to me and I will add to these for reference.