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John 1:14

“And the Word became flesh and pitched his tent among us, and we saw his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and of truth.”

John 1:14 · direct translation from the Greek
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The Word became flesh and lived among us, full of grace and truthWho Jesus IsThe Word became flesh and pitched his tent among usThe Word of God

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Allusion · Exodus 40:35

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Both texts join “dwelling” and “glory”: the Word “pitched his tent” (eskēnōsen) and “we saw his glory”; over the tent of meeting the cloud “dwelt” (shakan) and the glory of YHWH filled it.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • ἐσκήνωσενeskēnōsenG4637שָׁכַןshajanH7931“pitch a tent, dwell”
  • δόξανdoxanG1391כְבוֹדjevodH3519“glory”

John 1:14, word by word

the Wordλόγοςlogos

the Word

Jesus, the Word, at the start of John.

Where else “logos” appears
becameἐγένετοegeneto

become

To turn into something new, different from before.

Where else “egeneto” appears
fleshσὰρξsarx

mortal

Human beings, frail and mortal.

Where else “sarx” appears
pitched his tentἐσκήνωσενeskēnōsen

dwell, pitch a tent

Pitch a tent, dwell as in a tent.

Where else “eskēnōsen” appears
we sawἐθεασάμεθαetheasametha

see, behold

See, look at closely, behold.

Where else “etheasametha” appears
his gloryδόξανdoxan

glory

The greatness and splendor of God.

Where else “doxan” appears
of the onlyμονογενοῦςmonogenous

only, unique

Only, unique; the only one of its kind.

Where else “monogenous” appears
the Fatherπατρόςpatros

Father

God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.

Where else “patros” appears
fullπλήρηςplērēs

full

Full.

Where else “plērēs” appears
of graceχάριτοςcharitos

grace

A kindness God gives that no one earns, above all salvation.

Where else “charitos” appears
of truthἀληθείαςalētheias

truth

What God reveals of himself and his plan, received by believing.

Where else “alētheias” appears

Translation note

“Pitched his tent” translates eskēnōsen, from skēnē, “tent,” the word the ancient Greek translation uses for the tent of meeting, which the glory of God filled (Exodus 40:34-35). It can be understood as an echo of that passage.

The context

13who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of a man, but of God.

14 · This verse (above)

15John testifies about him and has cried out, saying, “This was the one I spoke of: ‘He who comes after me has come to be ahead of me, because he existed before me.’”

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To study John 1 in a group

  1. 1. What it says

    What does the beginning of this chapter say about the Word: where it was, what it was, and what came to be through it? (vv. 1-14)

  2. 2. What it means

    John says those who received the Word were given authority to become children of God. What does “receiving him” mean in this chapter? (vv. 11-13)

  3. 3. How I live it

    Jesus asked the first disciples, “What are you looking for?” and invited them, “Come and you will see” (vv. 38-39). What are you looking for today?

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