John 1:18
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.”
πατήρ
When Jesus teaches His disciples to pray, He begins with the most radical word imaginable — Father. In the ancient world, approaching God as Father was almost unthinkable. Jesus opens the door and says: this is how you come. Not as a subject before a king. As a child before a Father who already knows what you need.
θεός
God
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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οὐδείς
no one
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οὐδείς
No one, nothing, none. No one can snatch them out of My hand. The security of the believer rests not in their grip but in His. And His grip never fails.
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μονογενής
Only begotten
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μονογενής
Only, one and only, unique. He gave His only Son. Monogenes. One of a kind. What God gave was not one of many but the most precious possible gift.
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ὁράω
has seen
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ὁράω
To see, to behold, to observe carefully. We will see Him as He is. To see God face to face is the destiny of every believer.
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ἐκεῖνος
He
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ἐκεῖνος
that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed
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πώποτε
ever yet;
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πώποτε
at any time, i.e. (with negative particle) at no time
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ἐξηγέομαι
has made Him known.
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ἐξηγέομαι
to consider out (aloud), i.e. rehearse, unfold
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εἰμί
is being
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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κόλπος
Bosom
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κόλπος
the bosom; by analogy, a bay
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