John 6:46

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Not that any man hath seen the Father, save {G3361} he that is from God, he hath seen the Father.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

John 1:18 : 18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].
John 7:29 : 29 {G1161} I know him; because I am from him, and he sent me.
John 5:37 : 37 And the Father that sent me, he hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his form.
Matt 11:27 : 27 All things have been delivered unto me of my Father: and no one knows the Son, save the Father; neither does any know the Father, save the Son, and he to whomever the Son willeth to reveal him.
Luke 10:22 : 22 All things have been delivered unto me of my Father: and no one knoweth who the Son is, save {G3361} the Father; and who the Father is, save {G3361} the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son willeth to reveal [him].
1 John 4:12 : 12 No man hath beheld God at any time: if we love one another, God abideth in us, and his love is perfected in us:
John 8:19 : 19 They said therefore unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye know neither me, nor my Father: if ye knew me, ye would know {G302} my Father also.
John 8:55 : 55 and ye have not known him: but I know him; and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be like unto you, a liar: but I know him, and keep his word.
John 14:9-9 : 9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and dost thou not know me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; {G2532} how sayest thou, Show us the Father? 10 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I say unto you I speak not from myself: but the Father {G3588} abiding in me doeth his works.
John 15:24 : 24 If I had not done among them the works which none other did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.
Col 1:15 : 15 who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation;
1 Tim 6:16 : 16 who only hath immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom [be] honor and power eternal. Amen.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

John 1:18
84%
18No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].
John 6:44-45
2 verses
80%
44No man can come to me, except {G3361} the Father that sent me draw him: and I will raise him up in the last day.
45It is written in the prophets, And they shall all be taught of God. Every one {G3767} that hath heard from the Father, and hath learned, cometh unto me.
John 14:6-11
6 verses
79%
6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.
7If ye had known me, ye would have known {G302} my Father also: {G2532} from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.
8Philip saith unto him, Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us.
9Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and dost thou not know me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; {G2532} how sayest thou, Show us the Father?
10Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I say unto you I speak not from myself: but the Father {G3588} abiding in me doeth his works.
11Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else {G3361} believe me for the very works' sake.
John 5:36-38
3 verses
78%
36But the witness which I have is greater than [that of] John; for the works which the Father hath given me to accomplish, the very works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.
37And the Father that sent me, he hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his form.
38And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he sent, him ye believe not.
John 6:65
78%
65And he said, For this cause have I said unto you, that no man can come unto me, except {G3361} it be given unto him of the Father.
John 12:45
77%
45And he that beholdeth me beholdeth him that sent me.
Matt 11:27
77%
27All things have been delivered unto me of my Father: and no one knows the Son, save the Father; neither does any know the Father, save the Son, and he to whomever the Son willeth to reveal him.
John 3:13
75%
13And no one hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended out of heaven, [even] the Son of man, who is in heaven.
John 6:36-37
2 verses
74%
36But I said unto you, that ye {G2532} have seen me, and yet believe not.
37All that which the Father giveth me shall come unto me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
John 6:47
74%
47Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth {G1519} {G1691} hath eternal life.
John 5:23
74%
23that all may honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He that honoreth not the Son honoreth not the Father that sent him.
John 17:25
74%
25O righteous Father, the world {G1097} knew thee not, but I knew thee; and these knew that thou didst send me;
Luke 10:22
74%
22All things have been delivered unto me of my Father: and no one knoweth who the Son is, save {G3361} the Father; and who the Father is, save {G3361} the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son willeth to reveal [him].
John 8:19
74%
19They said therefore unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye know neither me, nor my Father: if ye knew me, ye would know {G302} my Father also.
John 3:31-32
2 verses
73%
31He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is of the earth, and of the earth he speaketh: he that cometh from heaven is above all.
32{G2532} What he hath seen and heard, of that he beareth witness; and no man receiveth his witness.
John 9:37
73%
37{G1161} Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and he it is that speaketh with thee.
John 8:38
73%
38I speak the things which I have seen with [my] Father: and ye also do the things which ye heard from [your] father.
John 5:19-20
2 verses
73%
19Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do {G3756} nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father doing: for what things soever he doeth, these the Son also doeth in like manner.
20For the Father loveth the Son, and showeth him all things that himself doeth: and greater works than these will he show him, that ye may marvel.
1 John 4:12
72%
12No man hath beheld God at any time: if we love one another, God abideth in us, and his love is perfected in us:
John 16:27
72%
27for the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came forth from the Father.
John 8:55-56
2 verses
72%
55and ye have not known him: but I know him; and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be like unto you, a liar: but I know him, and keep his word.
56Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day; and he saw it, and was glad.
John 6:62
71%
62[ What] then if ye should behold the Son of man ascending where he was before?
1 John 2:23
71%
23Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: he that confesseth the Son hath the Father also.
John 16:16
71%
16A little while, and ye behold me no more; and again a little while, and ye shall see me.
1 John 1:3
71%
3that which we have seen and heard declare we unto you also, that ye also may have fellowship with us: yea, and our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ:
1 John 3:6
71%
6Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither knoweth him.
John 8:27
71%
27They perceived not that he spake to them of the Father.
John 8:47
70%
47He that is of God heareth the words of God: for this cause ye hear [them] not, because ye are not of God.
John 17:3
70%
3And this is life eternal, that they should know thee the only true God, and him whom thou didst send, [even] Jesus Christ.
John 10:30
70%
30I and the Father are one.
John 20:29
70%
29Jesus saith unto him, {G2381} Because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed [are] they that have not seen, and [yet] have believed.
1 Tim 6:16
70%
16who only hath immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom [be] honor and power eternal. Amen.
John 6:40
70%
40For this is the will of my Father, {G3992} {G3165} that every one that beholdeth the Son, and believeth on him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
John 3:11
70%
11Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that which we know, and bear witness of that which we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
John 8:42
70%
42Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love {G302} me: for I came forth and am come from God; for neither have I come of myself, but he sent me.
Matt 17:8
70%
8And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, save Jesus only.
John 6:32
70%
32Jesus therefore said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, It was not Moses that gave you the bread out of heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread out of heaven.
John 3:34
70%
34For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for he giveth not the Spirit by measure.