Joh 1:18 | JFB | STEP | 18. No man-- "No one," in the widest sense. hath seen God-- by immediate gaze, or direct intuition. in the bosom of the Father-- A remarkable expression, used only here, presupposing the Son's conscious existence distinct from the Father, and expressing His immediate and most endeared access to, and absolute acquaintance with, Him. he-- emphatic; As if he should say, "He and He only hath declared Him," because He only can.

‏ John 1:18

18. No man--"No one," in the widest sense.

hath seen God--by immediate gaze, or direct intuition.

in the bosom of the Father--A remarkable expression, used only here, presupposing the Son's conscious existence distinct from the Father, and expressing His immediate and most endeared access to, and absolute acquaintance with, Him.

he--emphatic; As if he should say, "He and He only hath declared Him," because He only can.