Genesis 1:
John 1:
The Chinese verses point to different beginnings.
Angels existed before the earth or man. God asked Job in Job 38:
John 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Chinese version of Genesis 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
literally rise-beginning or developmental beginning.1a 起初
John 1:
literally principal-beginning or something like super beginning.1a 太初
The Chinese verses point to different beginnings.
Angels existed before the earth or man. God asked Job in Job 38:
The Word existed before angels, John 1:4 Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. . . 7 when the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
John 1:1 speaks of before creation.1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2He was with God in the beginning. 3Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.