John 6:46
44 “No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.
45 It is written in the Prophets: ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from Him comes to Me—
not that anyone has seen the Father except the One who is from God; only He has seen the Father.
47 Truly, truly, I tell you, he who believes has eternal life.
48 I am the bread of life.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- not that anyone has seen the Father except the One who is from God; only He has seen the Father.
- KJV
- Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.
- WEB
- Not that anyone has seen the Father, except he who is from God. He has seen the Father.
- ASV
- Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he that is from God, he hath seen the Father.
- DARBY
- not that any one has seen the Father, except he who is of God, he has seen the Father.
- BLB
- Not that anyone has seen the Father, except the One being from God; He has seen the Father.
- ÅB
- Ikke så at noen har sett Faren; bare han som er fra Gud, han har sett Faren.
- OTB
- Ingen har sett Faderen unntatt den som er fra Gud; han alene har sett Faderen.
- B1930
- Ikke så at nogen har sett Faderen; bare han som er fra Gud, han har sett Faderen.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 1:18
No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.
Read in contextJohn 7:29
but I know Him, because I am from Him and He sent Me.”
Read in contextLuke 10:22
All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.”
Read in contextMatthew 11:27
All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.
Read in context1 John 4:12
No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.
Read in context1 Timothy 6:16
He alone is immortal and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has ever seen Him, nor can anyone see Him. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.
Read in contextColossians 1:15
The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
Read in contextJohn 14:9–10
Jesus replied, “Philip, I have been with you all this time, and still you do not know Me? Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?
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