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John 1:17–18

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17For athe Law was given through Moses; bgrace and ctruth came through Jesus Christ.

18aNo one has seen God at any time; bthe only begotten God who is cin the bosom of the Father, dHe has explained Him.

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Cross references

  1. aJohn 7:19
  2. bJohn 1:14; Rom 5:21; 6:14
  3. cJohn 8:32; 14:6; 18:37
  4. aEx 33:20; John 6:46; Col 1:15; 1 Tim 6:16; 1 John 4:12
  5. bJohn 3:16, 18; 1 John 4:9
  6. cLuke 16:22; John 13:23
  7. dJohn 3:11

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God; God the only Son, who is at the Father’s side, he has made him known.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

for the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God. The one and only Son, who is himself God and is at the Father’s side—he has revealed him.

NLTNew Living Translation

For the law was given through Moses, but God’s unfailing love and faithfulness came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God. But the unique One, who is himself God, is near to the Father’s heart. He has revealed God to us.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came about through Jesus Christ. No one has seen God at any time; the one and only, God, the one who is in the bosom of the Father—that one has made him known.

KJV 1900King James Version

For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.