John 1:18 - Tree of Life Version

¹⁸ No one has ever seen God; but the one and only God, in the Father’s embrace, has made Him known.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ No man has ever seen God at any time; the only unique Son, or the only begotten God, Who is in the bosom [in the intimate presence] of the Father, He has declared Him [He has revealed Him and brought Him out where He can be seen; He has interpreted Him and He has made Him known]. [Prov. 8:30.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ No one has ever seen God. God the only Son, who is at the Father’s side, has made God known.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ No one ever saw God; the only-begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he himself has described him.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁸ No man hath seen God at any time: the only begotten Son who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

John 1:18 Cross References

Genesis 16:13

So she called Adonai who was speaking to her, “You are the God who sees me.” For she said, “Would I have gone here indeed looking for Him who looks after me?”

Genesis 18:33

Now when He had finished speaking to Abraham, Adonai left, and Abraham returned to his place.

Exodus 23:21

Watch for Him and listen to His voice. Do not rebel against Him because He will not pardon your transgression, for My Name is in Him.

Exodus 24:10

They saw the God of Israel, and under His feet was something like a pavement of sapphire, as clear as the very heavens.

Proverbs 8:30

then I was the craftsman beside Him, I was His daily delight, always rejoicing before Him,

Isaiah 40:11

Like a shepherd, He tends His flock. He gathers the lambs in His arms carries them in his bosom, and gently guides nursing ewes.

Lamentations 2:12

They say to their mothers, “Where is grain and wine?” as they faint like a wounded soldier in the city squares, as their lives ebb away in their mothers’ bosom.

Numbers 12:8

I speak with him face to face, plainly and not in riddles. He even looks at the form of Adonai! Why then were you not afraid to speak against My servant Moses?”

Matthew 11:27

“All things have been handed over to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.

Luke 10:22

All things have been handed over to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.”

John 1:14

And the Word became flesh and tabernacled among us. We looked upon His glory, the glory of the one and only from the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 12:41

Isaiah said these things because he saw His glory and spoke of Him.

John 13:23

One of His disciples, whom Yeshua loved, was reclining at His side.

John 14:9

Yeshua said to him, “Have I been with you for so long a time, and you haven’t come to know Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?

John 17:26

I made your Name known to them, and will continue to make it known, so that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.”

John 17:6

“I have made Your name known to the men of this world that You gave Me. They were Yours; You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.

John 3:11

Amen, amen I tell you, We speak about what We know and testify about what We have seen. Yet you all do not receive Our testimony!

John 6:46

Not that anyone has seen the Father except the One who is from God—He has seen the Father.

2 Corinthians 4:4

In their case, the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, so they might not see the light of the Good News of the glory of Messiah, who is the image of God.

Deuteronomy 4:12

Adonai spoke to you from the midst of the fire. The sound of words you heard, but a form you did not see—only a voice.

Colossians 1:15

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

1 Timothy 1:17

Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

1 Timothy 6:16

who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or is able to see. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.

Joshua 5:13

Now it came to pass when Joshua was near Jericho that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, there was a man standing in front of him with his sword drawn in his hand. Joshua approached him and said to him: “Are you for us or for our adversaries?”

1 John 4:12

No one has ever seen God. If we love one another, God abides in us and His love is made perfect in us.

1 John 4:20

If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar. For the one who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.

1 John 4:9

The love of God was revealed among us by this—that God sent His one and only Son into the world so that we might live through Him.

1 John 5:20

And we know that Ben-Elohim has come and given us insight, so that we may know Him who is true—and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Yeshua the Messiah. This One is the true God and eternal life.