Neville Goddard on John 1:1-18 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

2The same was in the beginning with God.

3All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

4In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

5And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

6There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

7The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.

8He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

9That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

10He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

11He came unto his own, and his own received him not.

12But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

13Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

15John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.

16And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.

17For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

18No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

John 1:1-18

Biblical Context

John 1:1-18 presents the Logos as the eternal Life that creates and lights the world; the Word with God, the Word as God, and the Word becoming flesh reveal how reality is formed by inner knowing. Those who receive the Light are made sons of God.

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed through Neville's lens, this prologue is a map of inner consciousness. The Word is not a distant person but a living state of awareness—the I AM—that was with God and was God, always present in your experience. In the beginning denotes the timeless posture of awareness that precedes form; all things were made by this Word because every event in your life springs from the still, inner declaration you hold as true. In Him was life; your inner life is the light by which you see. The light shines in darkness—your doubt and fear—yet darkness cannot comprehend it, for the light of your awareness exposes what you have believed and dissolves it. John is the witness within you, not to condemn but to point you to the Light you already are. To as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God—this is the shift from appearance to the fact of God within. The Word was made flesh in Jesus, and that same Word is made flesh in your world whenever you live from the I AM and grant grace and truth to yourself.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: sit quietly and assume you already are the son or daughter of God, with the Word alive in you. Dwell in that awareness for a few minutes, and let the light of grace reshape your inner story until it becomes your outer experience.