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In [[Christianity]], the '''Logos''' ([[Greek (disambiguation)|Greek]]: Λόγος, <small>[[Literal translation|lit.]] </small>'word, discourse, or reason') is a name or title of [[Jesus Christ]], seen as the [[Pre-existence of Christ|pre-existent]] [[God the Son|second person]] of the [[Trinity]]. In the [[Douay–Rheims]], [[King James Version|King James]], [[New International Version|New International]], and other versions of the [[Bible]], the first verse of the [[Gospel of John]] reads:<blockquote>In these translations, ''Word'' is used for Λόγος, although the term is often used [[transliterated]] but untranslated in theological discourse.</blockquote>According to [[Irenaeus|Irenaeus of Lyon]] (c.130–202), a student of [[Polycarp]] (c. pre-69–156), [[John the Apostle]] wrote these words specifically to refute the teachings of [[Cerinthus]], who both resided and taught at [[Ephesus]], the city John settled in following his return from [[John of Patmos|exile on Patmos]]. While Cerinthus claimed that the world was made by "a certain Power far separated from ... Almighty God", John, according to Irenaeus, by means of , presented Almighty God as the Creator "by His Word." And while Cerinthus made a distinction between the man Jesus and "the Christ from above", who descended on the man Jesus at his [[baptism]], John, according to Irenaeus, presented the pre-existent ''Word'' and Jesus Christ as one and the same.

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