John 1:14

John 1:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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 truth.
• New International Version (NIV)The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.

Context of John 1:14

12But to all who did receive him, he gave them the right to be children of God, to those who believe in his name, 13who were born, not of natural descent, or of the will of the flesh, or of the will of man, but of God. The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. We observed his glory, the glory as the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. 15(John testified concerning him and exclaimed, “This was the one of whom I said, ‘The one coming after me ranks ahead of me, because he existed before me.’”) 16Indeed, we have all received grace upon grace from his fullness,

John 1:14 word by word

καὶ ὁ λόγος σὰρξ ἐγένετο καὶ ἐσκήνωσεν ἐν ἡμῖν, καὶ ἐθεασάμεθα τὴν δόξαν αὐτοῦ, δόξαν ὡς μονογενοῦς παρὰ πατρός, πλήρης χάριτος καὶ ἀληθείας.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• the Wordὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the Wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• was madeγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• fleshσάρξsarx · fleshG4561
• dweltσκηνόωskēnoō · to dwellG4637
• amongἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• we beheldθεάομαιtheaomai · to look atG2300
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• gloryδόξαdoxa · gloryG1391
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• of the only begottenμονογενήςmonogenēs · uniqueG3439
• ofπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• the Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• fullπλήρηςplērēs · fullG4134
• of graceχάριςcharis · graceG5485
• truthἀλήθειαalētheia · truthG225

Cross-references for John 1:14

• John 1:1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
• Isaiah 7:14Therefore, the Lord himself will give you a sign: See, the virgin will conceive, have a son, and name him Immanuel.
• Matthew 1:16and Jacob fathered Joseph the husband of Mary, who gave birth to Jesus who is called the Messiah.
• Luke 1:31Now listen: You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus.
• Luke 2:7Then she gave birth to her firstborn son, and she wrapped him tightly in cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.
• Romans 1:3concerning his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh
• Romans 9:5The ancestors are theirs, and from them, by physical descent, came the Christ, who is God over all, praised forever. Amen.
• 1 Corinthians 15:47The first man was from the earth, a man of dust; the second man is from heaven.
• Galatians 4:4When the time came to completion, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
• Philippians 2:6who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God as something to be exploited.
• 1 Timothy 3:16And most certainly, the mystery of godliness is great: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.
• Hebrews 2:11For the one who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one Father. That is why Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters,
• Hebrews 10:5Therefore, as he was coming into the world, he said: You did not desire sacrifice and offering, but you prepared a body for me.
• 1 John 4:2This is how you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,
• 2 John 1:7Many deceivers have gone out into the world; they do not confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist.
• John 2:11Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee. He revealed his glory, and his disciples believed in him.

Commentaries on John 1:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14And the Word was made flesh - That very person who was in the beginning - who was with God - and who was God, John 1:1, in the fullness of time became flesh - became incarnated by the power of the Holy Ghost, in the womb of the virgin. Allowing this apostle to have written by Divine inspiration, is not this verse, taken in connection with John 1:1, an absolute and incontestable proof of the proper and eternal Godhead of Christ Jesus? And dwelt among us…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14And the Word was made flesh - The word “flesh,” here, is evidently used to denote “human nature” or “man.” See Matthew 16:17; Matthew 19:5; Matthew 24:22; Luke 3:6; Romans 1:3; Romans 9:5. The “Word” was made “man.” This is commonly expressed by saying that he became “incarnate.” When we say that a being becomes “incarnate,” we mean that one of a higher order than man, and of a different nature, assumes the appearance of man or becomes a man. Here it is…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-14Verses 6-14 John the Baptist came to bear witness concerning Jesus. Nothing more fully shows the darkness of men's minds, than that when the Light had appeared, there needed a witness to call attention to it. Christ was the true Light; that great Light which deserves to be called so. By his Spirit and grace he enlightens all that are enlightened to salvation; and those that are not enlightened by him, perish in darkness. Christ was in the world when he…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14The Word became flesh: This means the Word became truly human. The idea that the Word became human was shocking to both Greeks and Jews. Many Greeks believed that God was completely separate from the ordinary human world. They used the word sarx (Greek for “flesh”) to describe human life as weak or earthly. John taught something very different. He said that God himself became human in Jesus Christ (compare 1:1). Jesus was fully human and fully divine. He…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. And the Word, &c.--To raise the reader to the altitude of this climax were the thirteen foregoing verses written. was made flesh--BECAME MAN, in man's present frail, mortal condition, denoted by the word "flesh" (Is 40:6; 1Pe 1:24). It is directed probably against the Docetæ, who held that Christ was not really but only apparently man; against whom this gentle spirit is vehement in his Epistles (1Jo 4:3; 2Jo 7, 10, 11), [Lucke, &c.]. Nor could He be…Read the comment

Topics related to John 1:14

• Glory
• God
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Truth
• Word

In the dictionaries

• Only Begotten
• Behold
• Believe
• Blood
• Dwell
• Face
• Flesh
• Glory
• Guile
• Light

Commentaries on John 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings