John 1:18
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.
New Heart English Bible
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In Context
17For the Law was given through Moses, grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.
Cross References
Genesis 16:13She called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, "You are a God who sees," for she said, "Have I even stayed alive after seeing him?"
Genesis 32:28He said, "Your name will no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have fought with God and with men, and have prevailed."
Exodus 3:4When the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the midst of the bush, and said, "Moses! Moses!"He said, "Here I am."
Exodus 33:18He said, "Please show me your glory."
Numbers 12:8With him I will speak mouth to mouth, even plainly, and not in riddles; and he shall see the Lord's form. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant, against Moses?"
Joshua 5:13It happened, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man stood in front of him with his sword drawn in his hand. Joshua went to him, and said to him, "Are you for us, or for our adversaries?"
Matthew Henry on John 1:16-19
John's Testimony to Christ. 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. In these verses, I. The evangelist begins again to give us John Baptist's testimony… Read the whole commentary →