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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.

John 1:18 BSB
  1. a Or but the only begotten God, who; BYZ and TR but the only begotten Son, who
  2. b Greek in the Father’s bosom

John 1:18 has 37 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 37 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Colossians 1:15 (69 votes) and John 6:46 (60 votes). 74 other verses point back to it. It links with 30 other books, from Genesis 16 to Revelation 21.

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Which verses does John 1:18 point to?

The 20 strongest of 37, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Colossians 1:1569 votes

    The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

  2. John 6:4660 votes

    not that anyone has seen the Father except the One who is from God; only He has seen the Father.

  3. Matthew 11:2753 votes

    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.

  4. Luke 10:2245 votes

    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.”

  5. 1 John 4:1241 votes

    No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.

  6. 1 Timothy 6:1635 votes

    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.

  7. 1 John 4:927 votes

    This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him.

  8. Exodus 33:18–2323 votes

    Then Moses said, “Please show me Your glory.” “I will cause all My goodness to pass before you,” the LORD replied, “and I will proclaim My name—the LORD—in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” …

  9. 1 John 4:2023 votes

    If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.

  10. 1 John 5:2023 votes

    And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

  11. John 17:2621 votes
  12. John 1:1419 votes

    The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

  13. John 14:918 votes

    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’?

  14. John 17:618 votes
  15. Deuteronomy 4:1217 votes
  16. Numbers 12:814 votes
  17. Exodus 23:2113 votes
  18. Exodus 34:5–713 votes
  19. Isaiah 6:1–313 votes
  20. John 12:4113 votes

Which verses point to John 1:18?

The 10 strongest of 74.