New: Plus articles on faith, family and the Bible. Read them →

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.”

John 1:14

Save as image

Study note

This is the climax of the prologue. After describing the eternal Word, John states plainly what happened in history.

Open Study notes above for the full note.

Compare translations

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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.

World English Bible (WEB)

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.

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And so the Word became flesh and took a place among us for a time; and we saw his glory--such glory as is given to an only son by his father--saw it to be true and full of grace.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y aquel Verbo fué hecho carne, y habitó entre nosotros (y vimos su gloria, gloria como del unigénito del Padre), lleno de gracia y de verdad.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

—

Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Y la Palabra se hizo hombre y habitó entre nosotros. Y hemos visto su gloria, la gloria que le pertenece al Hijo único del Padre, en el que abundan el amor y la verdad.

This verse appears in

Be the first to discuss this verse in Yeshva.

Share your thoughts on this verse with the Yeshva community.

Discuss in Yeshva