John 1:18

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“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.”

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BSBPD

“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.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“God no one hath ever seen; the only begotten Son, who is on the bosom of the Father--he did declare.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 1:18 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 16:13So Hagar gave this name to the LORD who had spoken to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “Here I have seen the One who sees me!”
  2. Genesis 18:33When the LORD had finished speaking with Abraham, He departed, and Abraham returned home.
  3. Genesis 32:28Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”
  4. Genesis 48:15Then he blessed Joseph and said: “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,
  5. Exodus 3:4When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called out to him from within the bush, “Moses, Moses!” “Here I am,” he answered.
  6. Exodus 23:21Pay attention to him and listen to his voice; do not defy him, for he will not forgive rebellion, since My Name is in him.
  7. Exodus 33:18Then Moses said, “Please show me Your glory.”
  8. Exodus 34:5And the LORD descended in a cloud, stood with him there, and proclaimed His name, the LORD.
  9. 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?”
  10. 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.
  11. Joshua 5:13Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in His hand. Joshua approached Him and asked, “Are You for us or for our enemies?”
  12. Judges 6:12And the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon and said, “The LORD is with you, O mighty man of valor.”
  13. Judges 13:20When the flame went up from the altar to the sky, the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame. When Manoah and his wife saw this, they fell facedown to the ground.
  14. Proverbs 8:30Then I was a skilled craftsman at His side, and His delight day by day, rejoicing always in His presence.
  15. Isaiah 6:1In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple.
  16. Isaiah 40:11He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.
  17. Lamentations 2:12They cry out to their mothers: “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.
  18. Ezekiel 1:26Above the expanse over their heads was the likeness of a throne with the appearance of sapphire, and on the throne high above was a figure like that of a man.
  19. Hosea 12:3In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel, and in his vigor he wrestled with God.
  20. 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.
  21. 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.”
  22. Luke 16:22One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.
  23. 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.
  24. John 3:16For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

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