I don't believe how dense some of you lot appear.
This is the ONLY option where you have "was"
eimi: I exist, I am
Original Word: εἰμί
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: eimi
Phonetic Spelling: (i-mee')
Definition: I exist, I am
Usage: I am, exist.
Logic and common sense would tell you why I chose to use I AM = to match OT scriptures.
But the two meanings are the same, I AM imo makes it more personal.
Verse 14 where they falsely claim the Word become or became flesh.
ginomai: to come into being, to happen, to become
Original Word: γίνομαι
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: ginomai
Phonetic Spelling: (ghin'-om-ahee)
Definition: to come into being, to happen, to become
So they lie again.
Start of 1:2
houtos, hauté, touto: this
Original Word: οὗτος, αὕτη, τοῦτο
Part of Speech: Demonstrative Pronoun
Transliteration: houtos, hauté, touto
Phonetic Spelling: (hoo'-tos)
Definition: this;
SO, YOUR APPOLOGIES ANY TIME WILL BE FINE.