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No oneοὐδεὶςhas everπώποτεseenἑώρακενGod;θεὸνthe only one,μονογενὴςwho isGod,θεὸςthe one who isὁ ὢνinεἰςthe bosomτὸν κόλπονof the Father,τοῦ πατρὸςheἐκεῖνοςhas made him known.ἐξηγήσατο
John 1:18
Study it in the app“No one has ever seen God; the only one, who is God, the one who is in the bosom of the Father, he has made him known.”
With the Greek beneath
John 1:18, word by word
- has everπώποτεpōpote
ever, never yet
Ever yet; with a negative, never.
Where else “pōpote” appears- seenἑώρακενheōraken
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “heōraken” appears- Godθεὸνtheon
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theon” appears- the only oneμονογενὴςmonogenēs
only, unique
Only, unique; the only one of its kind.
Where else “monogenēs” appears- the one who isὢνōn
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “ōn” appears- the bosomκόλπονkolpon
bosom
The chest where one is held; "Abraham's", "the Father's": close intimacy.
Where else “kolpon” appears- of the Fatherπατρὸςpatros
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patros” appears- has made him knownἐξηγήσατοexēgēsato
make known, explain
Tell, explain, make known.
Where else “exēgēsato” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
The oldest manuscripts read “the only one, God” (or “only-begotten God”); many others read “the only Son.”
The context
17because the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus the Messiah.
18 · This verse (above)
19And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”
To study John 1 in a group
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. 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. 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?