Was Jesus in the world before He was born?
Joh 1:3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
Joh 1:4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
Joh 1:5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
Joh 1:9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
Joh 1:10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
LA
That is just plain incompetent on your part.
When He Who made the world, later came into the world; He Who made the world, was not acknowledged by the world as being He Who made the world.
The world there is Israel.
John is talking about Unbelieving Israel's Unbelief toward the God of their father's, you incompetent.
Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 35:4 Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.
Isaiah 40:9 O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!
Isaiah 43:15 I am the LORD, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King.
John 1:45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
1:49 Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.
1:51 And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
Why?
Because of Who He Is...
Isaiah 3:1 For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water.
John 20:28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My LORD and my God.
Son of God is this Lord, LORD of hosts in His Physical, Son of Man (His brethren: Israel) incarnation.
John 1:14 And 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.
You...might as well be...thrice lost.
You preach works for salvation, works towards the maintenance of salvation, and you deny the Son is the Lord, the LORD.
Why?
Because you are an incompetent - nowhere even remotely suited to your self-delusion that you have a clue about how to study such things out.
Here you go - here is your assembly...
Luke 23:2 And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.