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John 1:18

John 1:18
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

No man hath seen God at any time,.... That is, God the Father, whose voice was never heard, nor his shape seen by angels or men; for though Jacob, Moses, the elders of Israel, Manoah, and his wife,…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

No man hath seen God at any time - This declaration is probably made to show the superiority of the revelation of Jesus above that of any previous dispensation. It is said, therefore, that Jesus “had…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

No man hath seen God at any time - Moses and others heard his voice, and saw the cloud and the fire, which were the symbols of his presence; but such a manifestation of God as had now taken place, in…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

John 1:15-18

In these verses,

I. The evangelist begins again to give us John Baptist's testimony concerning Christ, Joh 1:15. He had said (Joh 1:8) that he came for a witness; now here he tells us that he did…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

The Evangelist solemnly sums up the purpose of the Incarnation of the Logos to be a visible revelation of the invisible God. It was in this way that -the truth came through Jesus Christ," for the…