Charles Spurgeon Commentary John 1:18

"No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him]." — John 1:18 (ASV)

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

We do not want to see God apart from Christ. I am perfectly satisfied to see the Eternal Light through his own chosen medium, Christ Jesus. Apart from that medium, the light might blind my eyes.

No man hath seen God at any time. Who can look on the sun? What mind can look on God? But Christ does not hide the Father; he manifests him. The only-begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

The only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

What we need to know of God, we may see in Christ; enough to save us, enough to sanctify us, enough to make us all like the only-begotten Son of the Father.