John 1:18

18 No one has ever seen God.^[a] The One and Only Son^[b]- the One who is at the Father's side^[c]- He has revealed Him.

John 1:18 In-Context

16 Indeed, we have all received grace after grace from His fullness,

17 for although the law was given through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

18 No one has ever seen God. The One and Only Son- the One who is at the Father's side- He has revealed Him.

19 This is John's testimony when the Jews from Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, "Who are you?"

20 He did not refuse to answer, but he declared: "I am not the Messiah."

Footnotes

• [a] Since God is an infinite being, no one can see Him in His absolute essential nature; Ex 33:18-23.
• [b] Other mss read God
• [c] Lit is in the bosom of the Father