KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The 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.
WEB World English Bible
The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.
ASV American Standard Version
And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the Word became flesh, and did tabernacle among us, and we beheld his glory, glory as of an only begotten of a father, full of grace and truth.
Surrounding context — John 1
11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, [even] to them that believe on his name:
13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
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.
15 John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.
16 And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.
17 For the law was given by Moses, [but] grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoλόγοςG3056 · logoswordσὰρξG4561 · sarxfleshἐγένετοG1096 · ginomaito beκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐσκήνωσενG4637 · skēnoōto dwellἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongἡμῖν,G3165 · memeκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐθεασάμεθαG2300 · theaomaito look atτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoδόξανG1391 · doxagloryαὐτοῦ,G846 · autosit/s/heδόξανG1391 · doxagloryὡςG5613 · hōsas/whenμονογενοῦςG3439 · monogenēsuniqueπαρὰG3844 · parafrom/with/besideπατρός,G3962 · patērfatherπλήρηςG4134 · plērēsfullχάριτοςG5485 · charisgraceκαὶG2532 · kaiandἀληθείας.¶G225 · alētheiatruth
Cross-references
1 John 4:9In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.1 Timothy 3:16And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.Galatians 4:4But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,John 1:1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.Isaiah 40:5And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see [it] together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken [it].Hebrews 1:3Who being the brightness of [his] glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;1 John 1:1-2That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;Philippians 2:6-8Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:John 6:51I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.Colossians 1:19For it pleased [the Father] that in him should all fulness dwell;1 Corinthians 15:47The first man [is] of the earth, earthy: the second man [is] the Lord from heaven.Romans 8:3For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:Isaiah 7:14Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.Psalm 2:7I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou [art] my Son; this day have I begotten thee.1 John 4:14And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son [to be] the Saviour of the world.Colossians 2:9For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.1 John 4:2-3Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:2 John 1:7For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
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