New English Translation
John 1:14
14Now the Word became flesh and took up residence among us. We saw his glory – the glory of the one and only, full of grace and truth, who came from the Father.
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 have received him – those who believe in his name – he has given the right to become God’s children 13– children not born by human parents or by human desire or a husband’s decision, but by God. Now the Word became flesh and took up residence among us. We saw his glory – the glory of the one and only, full of grace and truth, who came from the Father. 15John testified about him and shouted out, “This one was the one about whom I said, ‘He who comes after me is greater than I am, because he existed before me.’” 16For we have all received from his fullness one gracious gift after another.
Read all of John 1John 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 fully God.
- Isaiah 7:14For this reason the sovereign master himself will give you a confirming sign. Look, this young woman is about to conceive and will give birth to a son. You, young woman, will name him Immanuel.
- Matthew 1:16and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.
- Luke 1:31Listen: You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus.
- Luke 2:7And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.
- Romans 1:3concerning his Son who was a descendant of David with reference to the flesh,
- Romans 9:5To them belong the patriarchs, and from them, by human descent, came the Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever! Amen.
- 1 Corinthians 15:47The first man is from the earth, made of dust; the second man is from heaven.
- Galatians 4:4But when the appropriate time had come, God sent out his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
- Philippians 2:6who though he existed in the form of God did not regard equality with God as something to be grasped,
- 1 Timothy 3:16And we all agree, our religion contains amazing revelation: He was revealed in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among Gentiles, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.
- Hebrews 2:11For indeed he who makes holy and those being made holy all have the same origin, and so he is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters,
- Hebrews 10:5So when he came into the world, he said, “Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me.
- 1 John 4:2By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses Jesus as the Christ who has come in the flesh is from God,
- 2 John 1:7For many deceivers have gone out into the world, people who do not confess Jesus as Christ coming in the flesh. This person is the deceiver and the antichrist!
- John 2:11Jesus did this as the first of his miraculous signs, in Cana of Galilee. In this way 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
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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
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