Pronouns in John 1:1 and I John 1-4

From: KJohn36574@aol.com
Date: Tue Dec 21 1999 - 23:01:55 EST


Can the pronouns in John 1:1 and I John 1:1-4 be translated "it" as Tyndale
and Beck, respectively, have done?

In William Tyndale's translation of John 1:1 we have:

"In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God: and the word was
God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by it, and
without it, was made nothing, that was made. In it was life, and the life was
the light of men, and the light shineth in the darkness, but the darkness
comprehended it not."

In William Beck's translation of I John 1:1-4 we have:

"It was there from the beginning, we heard It, we saw It with our eyes, we
looked at It, and our hands touched It - we're writing about the Word of
Life. That Life showed itself and we saw It, and now we testify and tell you
about the everlasting Life that was with the Father and showed itself to us.
We saw and heard It, and we tell you about It so that you, too, will have It
in fellowship with us. Our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son
Jesus Christ. We're writing this so that our joy may be complete."

Ken Johnson
Elk Grove, CA
KJohn36574@aol.com

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