In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
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Cyprian of Carthage
AD 258
In Him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.".
Also in the Gospel according to John: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and God was the Word."