John 1:1-2,18
John 1:1-2 The Message (MSG)
The Word was first, the Word present to God, God present to the Word. The Word was God, in readiness for God from day one.
John 1:16-18 The Message (MSG)
We all live off his generous abundance, gift after gift after gift. We got the basics from Moses, and then this exuberant giving and receiving, This endless knowing and understanding— all this came through Jesus, the Messiah. No one has ever seen God, not so much as a glimpse. This one-of-a-kind God-Expression, who exists at the very heart of the Father, has made him plain as day.
John 1:1-2 King James Version (KJV)
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God.
John 1:18 King James Version (KJV)
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
John 1:1-2 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.
John 1:18 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten God who is in the bosom of the Father, He has explained Him.
John 1:1-2 New Century Version (NCV)
In the beginning there was the Word. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning.
John 1:18 New Century Version (NCV)
No one has ever seen God. But God the only Son is very close to the Father, and he has shown us what God is like.
John 1:1-2 American Standard Version (ASV)
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God.
John 1:18 American Standard Version (ASV)
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 1:1-2 New International Version (NIV)
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning.
John 1:18 New International Version (NIV)
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.
John 1:1-2 New King James Version (NKJV)
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.
John 1:18 New King James Version (NKJV)
No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.
John 1:1-2 Amplified Bible (AMP)
In the beginning [before all time] was the Word (Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself. [Gen 1:1; Is 9:6] He was [continually existing] in the beginning [co-eternally] with God.
John 1:18 Amplified Bible (AMP)
No one has seen God [His essence, His divine nature] at any time; the [One and] only begotten God [that is, the unique Son] who is in the intimate presence of the Father, He has explained Him [and interpreted and revealed the awesome wonder of the Father]. [Prov 8:30]
John 1:1-2 New Living Translation (NLT)
In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He existed in the beginning with God.
John 1:18 New Living Translation (NLT)
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.
John 1:1-2 The Passion Translation (TPT)
In the beginning the Living Expression was already there. And the Living Expression was with God, yet fully God. They were together—face-to-face, in the very beginning.
John 1:18 The Passion Translation (TPT)
No one ever before gazed upon the full splendor of God except his uniquely beloved Son, who is cherished by the Father and held close to his heart. Now that he has come to us, he has unfolded the full explanation of who God truly is!
John 1:1-2 English Standard Version Revision 2016 (ESV)
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.
