John 1:18 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJohn 1:18 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
θεὸν
theós
G2316
God
οὐδεὶς
oudeís
G3762
nothing
ἑώρακεν
horáō
G3708
to see
πώποτε
pṓpote
G4455
ever
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
μονογενὴς
monogenḗs
G3439
only
υἱὸς
huiós
G5207
son
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
ὢν
eimí
G1510
to be
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
κόλπον
kólpos
G2859
bosom
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
πατρός
patḗr
G3962
father
ἐκεῖνος
ekeînos
G1565
that one
ἐξηγήσατο
exēgéomai
G1834
to lead out
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
No man hath seen God at any time, the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
No one has seen God at any time. The One and Only God, the one being in the bosom of the Father, that one has made known.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).