John 6:46
Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.
John 6:46 in other translations
| BSB | not that anyone has seen the Father except the One who is from God; only He has seen the Father. |
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| WEB | Not that anyone has seen the Father, except he who is from God. He has seen the Father. |
| ASV | Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he that is from God, he hath seen the Father. |
| YLT | not that any one hath seen the Father, except he who is from God, he hath seen the Father. |
| DARBY | not that any one has seen the Father, except he who is of God, he has seen the Father. |
| BBE | Not that anyone has ever seen the Father; only he who is from God, he has seen the Father. |
| Webster | Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he who is from God, he hath seen the Father. |
What does John 6:46 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 6:41-46
41-46. Jews murmured--muttered, not in our Lord's hearing, but He knew it (Joh 6:43; Joh 2:25). he said, I am the bread, &c.--Missing the sense and glory of this, and having no relish for such sublimities, they harp upon the "Bread from heaven." "What can this mean? Do we not know all about Him--where, when, and of whom He was born? And yet He says He came down from heaven!"
Barnes' Notes
Save he which is of God. Jesus here evidently refers to himself as the Son of God. He had just said that no man had seen the Father. When he affirms that he has seen the Father, it implies that he is more than man. He is the only-begotten Son who is in the bosom of the Father, Jn 1:18; the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, Heb 1:3; God over all, blessed for ever, Rev 9:5. By his being of God is meant that he is the only-begotten Son of God, and sent as the Messiah into the world.
Hath seen. Hath intimately known or perceived him. He knows his nature, character, plans. This is a claim to knowledge superior to what man possesses, and it cannot be understood except by supposing that Jesus is equal with God.
(f) "Not that any" Jn 5:37 (g) "save he which is of the God" Lk 10:22
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 6:36-46
The discovery of their guilt, danger, and remedy, by the teaching of the Holy Spirit, makes men willing and glad to come, and to give up every thing which hinders applying to him for salvation. The Father's will is, that not one of those who were given to the Son, should be rejected or lost by him. No one will come, till Divine grace has subdued, and in part changed his heart; therefore no one who comes will ever be…
John 6:46 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 6:46
- John 1:18
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
- John 7:29
But I know him: for I am from him, and he hath sent me.
- Luke 10:22
All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.
- Matthew 11:27
All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.
- 1 John 4:12
No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
- 1 Timothy 6:16
Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
- Colossians 1:15
Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
- John 14:9-10
Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father? Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
- John 5:37
And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.
- John 8:55
Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying.
- John 15:24
If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.
- John 8:19
Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- John 6:45
It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.
- John 6:46
Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.
- John 6:47
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
John 6:46 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | No que alguno haya visto al Padre, sino aquel que vino de Dios, éste ha visto al Padre. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Non pas que quelqu’un ait vu le Père, sinon celui qui est de Dieu; celui-là a vu le Père. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Nicht daß jemand den Vater gesehen habe, außer dem, der von Gott ist, dieser hat den Vater gesehen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Non quia Patrem vidit quisquam, nisi is, qui est a Deo, hic vidit Patrem. |