John 1:18 - Compare All Versions
John 1:18 NIV (New International Version)
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 1:18 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
No one has ever seen God; God the only Son, who is at the Father’s side, he has made him known.
John 1:18 NLT (New Living Translation)
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 1:18 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
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.
John 1:18 KJV (King James 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.
John 1:18 NKJV (New King James Version)
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 1:16-18 MSG (The Message)
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 1:18 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
No one has seen God at any time; God the only Son, who is in the arms of the Father, He has explained Him.
John 1:18 AMP (Amplified Bible)
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 1:18 NET (New English Translation)
No one has ever seen God. The only one, himself God, who is in closest fellowship with the Father, has made God known.