King James Bible
"All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made."
This declares the Word's (Christ's) role as the divine agent of creation, encompassing everything in existence. John establishes that creation flows through the pre-existent Christ, connecting to Genesis 1 where God speaks the universe into being. This negative restatement eliminates any exceptions—no created thing exists independently of Christ's creative power. The emphatic double negative in Greek underscores the absolute nature of his creative authority. This final phrase reinforces the distinction between the uncreated Word and all created reality. It guards against any philosophical notion that some part of creation might have originated elsewhere, affirming Christ's unique status as Creator rather than creature.