Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
The One and Only
the One who is at the Father’s
He has revealed Him.
New American Standard Bible
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.
International Standard Version
No one has ever seen God. The unique God, who is close to the Father's side, has revealed him.
A Conservative Version
No man has ever seen God. The only begotten Son, being in the bosom of the Father, that man reported him.
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 .
Amplified
No one has seen God [His essence, His divine nature] at any time; the [One and] only begotten God [that is, the unique Son] who is in the intimate presence of the Father, He has explained Him [and interpreted and revealed the awesome wonder of the Father].
An Understandable Version
No one has ever seen God [i.e., His full splendor], but God, the only conceived [and eventually born Son], who is at the Father's side, has shown us who He is.
Anderson New Testament
No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has revealed him.
Bible in Basic English
No man has seen God at any time; the only Son, who is on the breast of the Father, he has made clear what God is.
Common New Testament
No one has ever seen God; God the only Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has made him known.
Daniel Mace New Testament
no man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten son, who is intimate with the father, hath made him known.
Darby Translation
No one has seen God at any time; the only-begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
Godbey New Testament
No one has ever seen God; the only begotten Son, the one being in the bosom of the Father, He hath declared him.
John Wesley New Testament
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
Julia Smith Translation
None has seen God at any time; the only born Son, he being in the bosom of the Father, he has declared.
King James 2000
No man has seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has declared him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
No one has seen God at any time; the one and only, God, the one who is in the bosom of the Father--that one has made [him] known.
Modern King James verseion
No one has seen God at any time; the Only-begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
No man hath seen God at any time. The only begotten son, which is in the father's bosom, hath declared him.
Moffatt New Testament
Nobody has ever seen God, but God has been unfolded by the divine One, the only Son, who lies upon the Father's breast.
Montgomery New Testament
No man has ever seen God; God, only begotten, who is in the bosom of the Father??e has interpreted him.
NET Bible
No one has ever seen God. The only one, himself God, who is in closest fellowship with the Father, has made God known.
New Heart English Bible
No one has seen God at any time. The only God, who is at the Father's side, has made him known.
Noyes New Testament
No one hath ever seen God; the only begotten God, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath made him known.
Sawyer New Testament
No one has ever seen God; the only Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he declared [him].
The Emphasized Bible
No one, hath seen, God, at any time: An Only Begotten God, The One existing within the bosom of the Father, He, hath interpreted him .
Thomas Haweis New Testament
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath thoroughly described him.
Twentieth Century New Testament
No man has ever yet seen God; God the Only Son, who is ever with the Father--He has revealed him.
Webster
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
Weymouth New Testament
No human eye has ever seen God: the only Son, who is in the Father's bosom--He has made Him known.
Williams New Testament
No one has ever seen God; the only son, Deity Himself, who lies upon His Father's breast, has made him known.
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.
Worrell New Testament
No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, Who is in the bosom of the Father, He declared Him.
Worsley New Testament
and though no one hath ever seen God, or can see Him: yet the only-begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, hath made Him known.
Youngs Literal Translation
God no one hath ever seen; the only begotten Son, who is on the bosom of the Father -- he did declare.
Themes
Christ » Names of » Only begotten son
Declaration » Jesus Christ declaring God the father
Jesus Christ » Divinity of » The one and only son of the father
Jesus Christ » History of » John's testimony concerning him
Names » Of Christ » Only begotten son
Topics
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Devotionals
Devotionals about John 1:18
Devotionals containing John 1:18
References
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Word Count of 36 Translations in John 1:18
Prayers for John 1:18
Questions on John 1:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Prologue To John's Gospel
17
grace and truth
The One and Only
the One who is at the Father’s
He has revealed Him.
Cross References
Matthew 11:27
John 6:46
Colossians 1:15
the firstborn over all creation.
1 Timothy 6:16
dwelling in unapproachable light;
no one has seen or can see Him,
to Him be honor and eternal might.
Amen.
1 John 4:9
God’s love was revealed among us in this way:
1 John 4:12
No one has ever seen God.
Luke 10:22
John 1:14
and took up residence
We observed His glory,
the glory as the One and Only
full of grace and truth.
Exodus 23:21
Be attentive to him and listen to his voice. Do not defy
Isaiah 40:11
He gathers the lambs in His arms
and carries them in the fold of His garment.
He gently leads those that are nursing.
John 12:41
Isaiah said these things because
John 13:23
One of His disciples, the one Jesus loved,
1 John 4:20
If anyone says, “I love God,” yet hates his brother,
1 John 5:20
And we know that the Son of God has come
Genesis 16:13
So she called the Lord who spoke to her: The God Who Sees,
Genesis 18:33
When the Lord had finished speaking with Abraham, He departed, and Abraham returned to his place.
Genesis 32:28-30
“Your name will no longer be Jacob,”
Genesis 48:15-16
Then he blessed Joseph and said:
the God who has been my shepherd
Exodus 3:4-6
When the Lord saw that he had gone over to look, God called out to him from the bush, “Moses, Moses!”
“Here I am,” he answered.
Exodus 33:18-23
Then Moses said, “Please, let me see Your glory.”
Exodus 34:5-7
The Lord came down in a cloud, stood with him there, and proclaimed His name Yahweh.
Numbers 12:8
openly, and not in riddles;
he sees the form of the Lord.
So why were you not afraid to speak against My servant Moses?”
Deuteronomy 4:12
Then the Lord spoke to you from the fire. You kept hearing the sound of the words, but didn’t see a form; there was only a voice.
Joshua 5:13-2
When Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in His hand.
Judges 6:12-26
Then the Angel of the Lord appeared to him and said: “The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.”
Judges 13:20-23
When the flame went up from the altar to the sky, the Angel of the Lord went up in its flame. When Manoah and his wife saw this, they fell facedown on the ground.
Proverbs 8:30
I was His
always rejoicing before Him.
Isaiah 6:1-3
In the year that King Uzziah
Lamentations 2:12
ל Lamed
Where is the grain and wine?
as they faint like the wounded
in the streets of the city,
as their lives fade away
in the arms of their mothers.
Ezekiel 1:26-28
The shape of a throne with the appearance of sapphire
Hosea 12:3-5
and as an adult he wrestled with God.
Luke 16:22-23
John 3:16-18
John 14:9
Jesus said to him,
John 17:6
John 17:26
1 Timothy 1:17
Now to the King