John 1:18

The Word Became Flesh

17For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18No 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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Berean Standard Bible
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.
American Standard Version (1901)
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared 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.
Free Bible Version
While no one has ever seen God, God the one and only, who is close to the Father, has shown us what God is like.
Geneva Bible 1599
No man hath seene God at any time: that onely begotten Sonne, which is in the bosome of the Father, he hath declared him.
King James (Authorized) 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.
One Unity Resource Bible
No one has seen God at any time. The one and only Son, who is in the bosom of Abba ·Father familiar, Dear Dad·, he has declared him.
Plain English Version
Nobody has ever seen God. But the special man, the one that is God, he is always with his father. He is the one that showed us what God is like.
Translation for Translators
No one has ever seen God. But God’s only Son, Jesus, who has always had a very close relationship with God, has told us about God.
Unlocked Literal Bible
No one has seen God at any time. The one and only God, who is at the side of the Father, he has made him known.
Noah Webster Bible
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him .
World English Bible
No one has seen God at any time. The only born Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, has declared him.
Young's Literal Translation
God no one hath ever seen; the only begotten Son, who is on the bosom of the Father — he did declare.