John 1:18 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

No man: i.e. no human eye. Greek. oudeis. Compound of ou. App-105.

hath seen. Greek horao. App-133.

the only begotten Son. Lm. Tr. WI. Rm., with the Syriac, read "God (i.e. Christ) only begotten". The readings vary between YC and OC.

Which is. He Who is: like "was" in John 1:1.

in. into. Greek. eis. App-104. This expresses. continued relationship.

bosom. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6. Compare John 13:23; John 21:20.

he. That One.

hath declared. revealed. Greek exegeomai. to lead the way, make known by expounding. Hence Eng. "exegesis". Only here, Luke 24:35.Acts 10:8 ;.

John 1:18

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