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John 1:1
Standard Depth
Sources: Catena Aurea, Church Fathers, Haydock Commentary

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."

St. John opens his Gospel with a profound theological declaration that echoes the first words of Genesis. The Church Fathers unanimously understood this verse as affirming the eternal divinity of the Logos — the Second Person of the Holy Trinity.

St. Augustine teaches that "the Word" (Verbum) signifies the eternal generation of the Son from the Father — not a word spoken and passing away, but an abiding Word, co-eternal with the Father...

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Our Source Library

Commentary is drawn from the greatest minds in Catholic biblical scholarship, spanning the early Church to the modern era.

Catena Aurea
St. Thomas Aquinas · 13th Century

The "Golden Chain" — a continuous gloss on the four Gospels compiled from the writings of over 80 Church Fathers.

Haydock Catholic Bible Commentary
Rev. George Leo Haydock · 19th Century

Comprehensive verse-by-verse annotations drawing from patristic, medieval, and early modern Catholic scholars.

Commentaria in Scripturam Sacram
Cornelius a Lapide · 17th Century

Monumental commentary on nearly every book of the Bible, richly citing the Fathers and Doctors of the Church.

Church Fathers
Various (1st–8th Century) · Patristic Era

Direct writings from Saints Augustine, Jerome, Chrysostom, Ambrose, Gregory, and many more.

Douay-Rheims Annotations
English College, Douai · 16th–17th Century

Original annotations from the first complete Catholic English Bible translation.

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