18 (A)No one has ever seen God; (B)God the only Son, who[a] is at the Father's side,[b] (C)he has made him known.

The Testimony of John the Baptist

19 And this is the (D)testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, (E)“Who are you?” 20 (F)He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.” 21 And they asked him, “What then? (G)Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you (H)the Prophet?” And he answered, “No.” 22 So they said to him, “Who are you? We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?” 23 He said, “I am (I)the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight[c] the way of the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”

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Footnotes

  1. John 1:18 Or seen God; the only God who; some manuscripts seen God; the only Son, who (see verse 14)
  2. John 1:18 Greek in the bosom of the Father
  3. John 1:23 Or crying out, ‘In the wilderness make straight

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