KJV King James Version
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].
VERSE STUDY • KJV
John 1:18
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
No one has seen God at any time. The one and only Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has declared him.
ASV American Standard Version
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
God no one hath ever seen; the only begotten Son, who is on the bosom of the Father—he did declare.
Surrounding context — John 1
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.
18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].
19 And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?
20 And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
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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.
ΘεὸνG2316 · theosGodοὐδεὶςG3762 · oudeisnoneἑώρακενG3708 · horaōto see: seeπώποτε·G4455 · pōpoteeverμονογενὴςG3439 · monogenēsuniqueθεὸςG2316 · theosGodὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoὢνG1510 · eimito beεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoκόλπονG2859 · kolposbosomτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoπατρός,G3962 · patērfatherἐκεῖνοςG1565 · ekeinosthatἐξηγήσατο.G1834 · exēgeomaito tell
Cross-references
Colossians 1:15Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:John 6:46Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.Matthew 11:27All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and [he] to whomsoever the Son will reveal [him].Luke 10:22All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and [he] to whom the Son will reveal [him].1 John 4:12No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.1 Timothy 6:16Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom [be] honour and power everlasting. Amen.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.Exodus 33:18-23And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory.1 John 4:20If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?1 John 5:20And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, [even] in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.John 17:26And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare [it]: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.John 1:14And 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.John 17:6I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.John 14:9Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou [then], Shew us the Father?Deuteronomy 4:12And the LORD spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only [ye heard] a voice.Numbers 12:8With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?John 12:41These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.Exodus 23:21Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name [is] in him.
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