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17 Because the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

The Only-Born God Revealed The Father To Us

18 No one has ever seen God; the only-born[a] God, the One being[b] in the bosom of the Father— that One expounded[c] Him.

John Came Baptizing To Make Straight The Way of The Lord, As Isaiah Prophesied

19 And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews from Jerusalem sent-out priests and Levites to him in order that they might ask him, “Who are you?”,

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Footnotes

  1. John 1:18 That is, the unique, one-of-a-kind Deity, the Word who was God (v 1) who became flesh (v 14), the only God-man, expounded the Father to us. The emphasis is on His self-identity. ‘Only-born Son’ (3:16, 18) emphasizes His unique relationship to His Father. Or, ‘the unique One, [Himself] God.’
  2. John 1:18 That is, presently; or, eternally.
  3. John 1:18 Or, described, explained.

17 For the law was given through Moses;(A) grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.(B) 18 No one has ever seen God,(C) but the one and only Son, who is himself God and[a](D) is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.

John the Baptist Denies Being the Messiah

19 Now this was John’s(E) testimony when the Jewish leaders[b](F) in Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was.

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Footnotes

  1. John 1:18 Some manuscripts but the only Son, who
  2. John 1:19 The Greek term traditionally translated the Jews (hoi Ioudaioi) refers here and elsewhere in John’s Gospel to those Jewish leaders who opposed Jesus; also in 5:10, 15, 16; 7:1, 11, 13; 9:22; 18:14, 28, 36; 19:7, 12, 31, 38; 20:19.