The Word Became Flesh
John 1:18
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In 9 translations
- BSB
- No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.Or but the only begotten God, who; BYZ and TR but the only begotten Son, whoGreek in the Father’s bosom
- KJV
- No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
- WEB
- No one has seen God at any time. The only born Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, has declared him.The phrase “only born” is from the Greek word “μονογενη”, which is sometimes translated “only begotten” or “one and only”.NU reads “God”
- ASV
- No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
- LSV
- No one has ever seen God; the only begotten God who is on the bosom of the Father—He has expounded [Him].
- YLT
- God no one hath ever seen; the only begotten Son, who is on the bosom of the Father — he did declare.
- DBY
- No one has seen God at any time; the only-begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].Elohim
- DRC
- No man hath seen God at any time: the only begotten Son who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
- GNV
- No man hath seene God at any time: that onely begotten Sonne, which is in the bosome of the Father, he hath declared him.
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- NA28, NA27, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read θεὸς (“God”); Tyndale House, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read υἱός (“son”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- In STEPBible’s comparison, Tyndale House, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ὁ (“the”); NA28, NA27, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)
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- SBLGNT: μονογενὴς θεὸς. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read μονογενὴς θεὸς; Robinson–Pierpont read ὁ μονογενὴς υἱός.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- θεὸν οὐδεὶς ἑώρακεν πώποτε· μονογενὴς θεὸς ὁ ὢν εἰς τὸν κόλπον τοῦ πατρὸς ἐκεῖνος ἐξηγήσατο.
- RP2018
- Θεὸν οὐδεὶς ἑώρακεν πώποτε· ὁ μονογενὴς υἱός, ὁ ὢν εἰς τὸν κόλπον τοῦ πατρός, ἐκεῖνος ἐξηγήσατο.
- TR-Boyd
- Θεὸν οὐδεὶς ἑώρακε πώποτε· ὁ μονογενὴς υἱός, ὁ ὢν εἰς τὸν κόλπον τοῦ πατρός, ἐκεῖνος ἐξηγήσατο.
- SCR1894
- θεον ουδεις εωρακεν πωποτε ο μονογενης υιος ο ων εις τον κολπον του πατρος εκεινος εξηγησατο
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Cross-references most cited first
- Colossians 1:15The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
- John 6:46not that anyone has seen the Father except the One who is from God; only He has seen the Father.
- Matthew 11:27All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.
- Luke 10:22All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.”
- 1 John 4:12No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.
- 1 Timothy 6:16He alone is immortal and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has ever seen Him, nor can anyone see Him. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.
- 1 John 4:9This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him.
- Exodus 33:18–23Then Moses said, “Please show me Your glory.” “I will cause all My goodness to pass before you,” the LORD replied, “and I will proclaim My name—the LORD—in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I…
- 1 John 4:20If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.
- 1 John 5:20And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
- John 17:26And I have made Your name known to them and will continue to make it known, so that the love You have for Me may be in them, and I in them.”
- John 1:14The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
- John 14:9Jesus replied, “Philip, I have been with you all this time, and still you do not know Me? Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?
- John 17:6I have revealed Your name to those You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours; You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.
- Deuteronomy 4:12And the LORD spoke to you out of the fire. You heard the sound of the words, but saw no form; there was only a voice.
- Numbers 12:8I speak with him face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he sees the form of the LORD. Why then were you unafraid to speak against My servant Moses?”
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