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Jesus the Bread of Life

John 6:46

In 9 translations

BSB
not that anyone has seen the Father except the One who is from God; only He has seen the Father.
KJV
Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.
WEB
Not that anyone has seen the Father, except he who is from God. He has seen the Father.
ASV
Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he that is from God, he hath seen the Father.
LSV
not that anyone has seen the Father, except He who is from God, He has seen the Father.
YLT
not that any one hath seen the Father, except he who is from God, he hath seen the Father.
DBY
not that any one has seen the Father, except he who is of God, he has seen the Father.Elohim
DRC
Not that any man hath seen the Father; but he who is of God, he hath seen the Father.
GNV
Not that any man hath seene the Father, saue hee which is of God, hee hath seene the Father.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place ἑώρακέν elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: ἑώρακέν τις. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἑώρακέν τις; Robinson–Pierpont read τις ἑώρακεν.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
οὐχ ὅτι τὸν πατέρα ἑώρακέν τις εἰ μὴ ὁ ὢν παρὰ τοῦ θεοῦ, οὗτος ἑώρακεν τὸν πατέρα.
RP2018
Οὐχ ὅτι τὸν πατέρα τις ἑώρακεν, εἰ μὴ ὁ ὢν παρὰ τοῦ θεοῦ, οὗτος ἑώρακεν τὸν πατέρα.
TR-Boyd
Οὐχ ὅτι τὸν πατέρα τις ἑώρακεν, εἰ μὴ ὁ ὢν παρὰ τοῦ Θεοῦ, οὗτος ἑώρακε τὸν πατέρα.
SCR1894
ουχ οτι τον πατερα τις εωρακεν ει μη ο ων παρα του θεου ουτος εωρακεν τον πατερα

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Cross-references most cited first

  • John 1:18No 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.
  • John 7:29but I know Him, because I am from Him and He sent Me.”
  • 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.”
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Colossians 1:15The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
  • John 14:9–10Jesus 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’? Do you not believe that I am in the Father…
  • John 8:19“Where is Your Father?” they asked Him. “You do not know Me or My Father,” Jesus answered. “If you knew Me, you would know My Father as well.”
  • John 5:37And the Father who sent Me has Himself testified about Me. You have never heard His voice nor seen His form,
  • John 15:24If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have seen and hated both Me and My Father.
  • John 8:55You do not know Him, but I know Him. If I said I did not know Him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know Him, and I keep His word.

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