11 translations · Greek
John 1:14
The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 1:14 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.
- KJV King James Version
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- 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.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of [the] only begotten of [the] Father, full of grace and truth.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- The Word became human and lived among us, and we saw his glory, the glory of the Father's one and only Son, full of grace and truth.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- And the Word became flesh, and did tabernacle among us, and we beheld his glory, glory as of an only begotten of a father, full of grace and truth.
- DBY Darby Translation
- And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we have contemplated his glory, a glory as of an only-begotten with a father), full of grace and truth;
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- 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.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- The Word became flesh and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the only born Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we saw his glory, the glory as it were of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Καὶ | Kai | — | G2532 καί and |
| ὁ | ho | The | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Λόγος | Logos | Word | G3056 λόγος word |
| σὰρξ | sarx | flesh | G4561 σάρξ flesh |
| ἐγένετο | egeneto | became | G1096 γίνομαι to be |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ἐσκήνωσεν | eskēnōsen | made His dwelling | G4637 σκηνόω to dwell |
| ἐν | en | among | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| ἡμῖν | hēmin | us | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| καὶ | kai | — | G2532 καί and |
| ἐθεασάμεθα | etheasametha | We have seen | G2300 θεάομαι to look at |
| τὴν | tēn | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| δόξαν | doxan | glory | G1391 δόξα glory |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | His | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| δόξαν | doxan | [the] glory | G1391 δόξα glory |
| ὡς | hōs | of | G5613 ὡς as/when |
| μονογενοῦς | monogenous | [the] one and only [Son] | G3439 μονογενής unique |
| παρὰ | para | from | G3844 παρά from/with/beside |
| Πατρός | Patros | [the] Father | G3962 πατήρ father |
| πλήρης | plērēs | full | G4134 πλήρης full |
| χάριτος | charitos | of grace | G5485 χάρις grace |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ἀληθείας | alētheias | truth | G225 ἀλήθεια truth |
Related verses
- 1 John 4:9
By this God’s love was revealed in us, that God has sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.
- 1 Timothy 3:16
Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: God was revealed in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, and received up in glory.
- Galatians 4:4
But when the fullness of the time came, God sent out his Son, born to a woman, born under the law,
- John 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
- Isaiah 40:5
Yahweh’s glory shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of Yahweh has spoken it.”
- Hebrews 1:3
His Son is the radiance of his glory, the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, who, when he had by himself purified us of our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
- 1 John 1:1–2
That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we saw, and our hands touched, concerning the Word of life (and the life was revealed, and we have seen, and testify, and declare to you the life, the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was revealed to us);
- Philippians 2:6–8
who, existing in the form of God, didn’t consider equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, yes, the death of the cross.
- John 6:51
I am the living bread which came down out of heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. Yes, the bread which I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”
- Colossians 1:19
For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him;
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In context
12 But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:
13 who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
14 The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.
15 John testified about him. He cried out, saying, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me, for he was before me.’”
16 From his fullness we all received grace upon grace.
Read all of John 1 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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