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No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

No man hath seen God at any time (θεον ουδεις εωρακεν πωποτε). "God no one has ever seen." Perfect active indicative of οραω. Seen…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

No man hath seen God at any time—this declaration is likely made to show the superiority of Jesus's revelation over that of any previous d…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

No man hath seen God at any time.—The full knowledge of truth is one with the revelation of God, but no man has ever had …

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and …

Church Fathers

Church Fathers

ChurchFathers

1st Century
Early Church
1st Century

Origen of Alexandria: Heracleon asserts that this is a declaration of the disciple, not of the Baptist. This is an unreasonab…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

The noun “God” has no article in the Greek text, which indicates that the author is presenting God in his nature of being rather than as a person. …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

No man hath ever seen God. This is most appropriately added to confirm the preceding statement. For the knowledge of God is the door by wh…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

No man has seen God at any time. That is, God the Father, whose voice was never heard, nor his shape seen by angels or me…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

As to the order of time and entrance on His work, Christ came after John, but in every other way He was before him. This expression clearly shows t…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. Previously, the Evangelist showed how the apostles received grace from Christ as its author; here he shows how they received it from him …

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