In John 1:1, the same statement is expanded: the Word was with God and was God—affirming divine identity from the beginning.

John 1:15 has John the Baptist testify that Jesus existed before him—echoing the pre-existence of John 1:2.

John 8:58 has Jesus claim existence before Abraham with 'I am'—the same pre-existence as John 1:2's 'in the beginning'.

John 10:30 declares Jesus' oneness with the Father—deepening the 'with God' relationship from John 1:2.

Proverbs 8:22 personifies Wisdom with God at creation, prefiguring the Word's coexistence with God in John 1:2.

Philippians 2:6 describes Christ's equality with God before incarnation—matching the pre-existence and divinity in John 1:2.

1 John 1:1 echoes 'from the beginning' and identifies the Word of life—reinforcing John 1:2's pre-existent Word.

1 John 1:2 explicitly says 'the eternal life... was with the Father'—identical to John 1:2's 'He was with God in the beginning'.