John 1:14

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Now the Word became flesh and took up residence among us. We saw his glory– the glory of the one and only, full of grace and truth, who came from the Father.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ὁ Λόγος σὰρξ ἐγένετο, καὶ ἐσκήνωσεν ἐν ἡμῖν, (καὶ ἐθεασάμεθα τὴν δόξαν αὐτοῦ, δόξαν ὡς μονογενοῦς παρὰ Πατρός,) πλήρης χάριτος καὶ ἀληθείας.

Transliteration

And the Logos sarx egeneto, and eskēnōsen among hēmin, (and etheasametha the doxan autou, doxan as monogenous from Patros,) plērēs charitos and alētheias.

Grammar Details

• *Logos*: nominative masculine singular - Word
• *sarx*: nominative feminine singular - flesh
• *egeneto*: aorist middle indicative 3rd person singular of *ginomai* - became
• *eskēnōsen*: aorist active indicative 3rd person singular of *skēnoō* - dwelt/tabernacled
• *hēmin*: dative 1st person plural pronoun - among us
• *etheasametha*: aorist middle indicative 1st person plural of *theaomai* - we beheld/saw
• *doxan*: accusative feminine singular - glory
• *autou*: genitive masculine singular pronoun - of him/his
• *monogenous*: genitive masculine singular - only-begotten/unique
• *Patros*: genitive masculine singular - of Father
• *plērēs*: nominative feminine singular or accusative feminine plural - full
• *charitos*: genitive feminine singular - of grace
• *alētheias*: genitive feminine singular - of truth

Word Meanings

• *sarx*: flesh/human nature/physical body
• *egeneto*: became/was made/came to be
• *eskēnōsen*: dwelt/tabernacled/pitched tent (allusion to tabernacle in OT)
• *etheasametha*: we beheld/gazed upon/observed
• *doxan*: glory/splendor/majesty
• *monogenous*: only-begotten/unique/one-of-a-kind
• *plērēs*: full/filled/complete
• *charitos*: grace/favor/goodwill
• *alētheias*: truth/reality/genuineness

Referenced Verses

• 1 Tim 3:16 : 16 And we all agree, our religion contains amazing revelation: He was revealed in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among Gentiles, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.
• Gal 4:4 : 4 But when the appropriate time had come, God sent out his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
• John 1:1 : 1 ¶ The Prologue to the Gospel In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was fully God.
• 1 John 4:9 : 9 By this the love of God is revealed in us: that God has sent his one and only Son into the world so that we may live through him.
• Isa 40:5 : 5 The splendor of the LORD will be revealed, and all people will see it at the same time. For the LORD has decreed it.”
• Ps 2:7 : 7 The king says,“I will announce the LORD’s decree. He said to me:‘You are my son! This very day I have become your father!
• Phil 2:6-8 : 6 who though he existed in the form of God did not regard equality with God as something to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself by taking on the form of a slave, by looking like other men, and by sharing in human nature. 8 He humbled himself, by becoming obedient to the point of death– even death on a cross!
• John 6:51 : 51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats from this bread he will live forever. The bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”
• Heb 1:3 : 3 The Son is the radiance of his glory and the representation of his essence, and he sustains all things by his powerful word, and so when he had accomplished cleansing for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
• 1 John 1:1-2 : 1 ¶ The Prologue to the Letter This is what we proclaim to you: what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and our hands have touched(concerning the word of life– 2 and the life was revealed, and we have seen and testify and announce to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us).
• Heb 10:5 : 5 So when he came into the world, he said,“Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me.
• 1 Cor 15:47 : 47 The first man is from the earth, made of dust; the second man is from heaven.
• Rom 8:3 : 3 For God achieved what the law could not do because it was weakened through the flesh. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and concerning sin, he condemned sin in the flesh,
• 1 John 4:2-3 : 2 By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses Jesus as the Christ who has come in the flesh is from God, 3 but every spirit that refuses to confess Jesus, that spirit is not from God, and this is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming, and now is already in the world.
• 1 John 4:14 : 14 And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.
• 2 John 1:7 : 7 For many deceivers have gone out into the world, people who do not confess Jesus as Christ coming in the flesh. This person is the deceiver and the antichrist!
• Heb 1:5 : 5 The Son Is Superior to Angels For to which of the angels did God ever say,“You are my son! Today I have fathered you”? And in another place he says,“I will be his father and he will be my son.”
• Col 1:19 : 19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in the Son
• Isa 53:2 : 2 He sprouted up like a twig before God, like a root out of parched soil; he had no stately form or majesty that might catch our attention, no special appearance that we should want to follow him.
• Isa 7:14 : 14 For this reason the Lord himself will give you a confirming sign. Look, this young woman is about to conceive and will give birth to a son. You, young woman, will name him Immanuel.
• John 1:16-18 : 16 For we have all received from his fullness one gracious gift after another. 17 For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came about through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has ever seen God. The only one, himself God, who is in closest fellowship with the Father, has made God known.
• John 2:11 : 11 Jesus did this as the first of his miraculous signs, in Cana of Galilee. In this way he revealed his glory, and his disciples believed in him.
• Luke 1:31-35 : 31 Listen: You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. 32 He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David. 33 He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and his kingdom will never end.” 34 Mary said to the angel,“How will this be, since I have not been intimate with a man?” 35 The angel replied,“The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called the Son of God.
• Col 2:9 : 9 For in him all the fullness of deity lives in bodily form,
• 1 Tim 1:14-16 : 14 and our Lord’s grace was abundant, bringing faith and love in Christ Jesus. 15 This saying is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance:“Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”– and I am the worst of them! 16 But here is why I was treated with mercy: so that in me as the worst, Christ Jesus could demonstrate his utmost patience, as an example for those who are going to believe in him for eternal life.
• John 11:40 : 40 Jesus responded,“Didn’t I tell you that if you believe, you would see the glory of God?”
• 1 Pet 2:4-7 : 4 A Living Stone, a Chosen People So as you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight, 5 you yourselves, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood and to offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 For it says in scripture,“Look, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and whoever believes in him will never be put to shame.” 7 So you who believe see his value, but for those who do not believe, the stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,
• Heb 5:5 : 5 So also Christ did not glorify himself in becoming high priest, but the one who glorified him was God, who said to him,“You are my Son! Today I have fathered you,”
• Rev 21:3 : 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying:“Look! The residence of God is among human beings. He will live among them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them.
• 2 Pet 1:16-17 : 16 For we did not follow cleverly concocted fables when we made known to you the power and return of our Lord Jesus Christ; no, we were eyewitnesses of his grandeur. 17 For he received honor and glory from God the Father, when that voice was conveyed to him by the Majestic Glory:“This is my dear Son, in whom I am delighted.”
• John 12:40-41 : 40 “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, so that they would not see with their eyes and understand with their heart, and turn to me, and I would heal them.” 41 Isaiah said these things because he saw Christ’s glory, and spoke about him.
• John 14:6 : 6 Jesus replied,“I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
• John 14:9 : 9 Jesus replied,“Have I been with you for so long, and you have not known me, Philip? The person who has seen me has seen the Father! How can you say,‘Show us the Father’?
• John 17:22 : 22 The glory you gave to me I have given to them, that they may be one just as we are one–
• Rom 9:5 : 5 To them belong the patriarchs, and from them, by human descent, came the Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever! Amen.
• Matt 17:1-5 : 1 The Transfiguration Six days later Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them privately up a high mountain. 2 And he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light. 3 Then Moses and Elijah also appeared before them, talking with him. 4 So Peter said to Jesus,“Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you want, I will make three shelters– one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” 5 While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said,“This is my one dear Son, in whom I take great delight. Listen to him!”
• Rom 1:3-4 : 3 concerning his Son who was a descendant of David with reference to the flesh, 4 who was appointed the Son-of-God-in-power according to the Holy Spirit by the resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord.
• Luke 2:11 : 11 Today your Savior is born in the city of David. He is Christ the Lord.
• Luke 9:32 : 32 Now Peter and those with him were quite sleepy, but as they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him.
• John 3:16 : 16 For this is the way God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
• Isa 60:1-2 : 1 Zion’s Future Splendor“Arise! Shine! For your light arrives! The splendor of the LORD shines on you! 2 For, look, darkness covers the earth and deep darkness covers the nations, but the LORD shines on you; his splendor appears over you.
• Matt 1:20-23 : 20 When he had contemplated this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said,“Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will give birth to a son and you will name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” 22 This all happened so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled: 23 “Look! The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will name him Emmanuel,” which means“God with us.”
• 2 Cor 4:4-6 : 4 among whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of those who do not believe so they would not see the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God. 5 For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus’ sake. 6 For God, who said“Let light shine out of darkness,” is the one who shined in our hearts to give us the light of the glorious knowledge of God in the face of Christ.
• 2 Cor 12:9 : 9 But he said to me,“My grace is enough for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” So then, I will boast most gladly about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may reside in me.
• Heb 2:11 : 11 For indeed he who makes holy and those being made holy all have the same origin, and so he is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters,
• Heb 2:14-17 : 14 Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, he likewise shared in their humanity, so that through death he could destroy the one who holds the power of death(that is, the devil), 15 and set free those who were held in slavery all their lives by their fear of death. 16 For surely his concern is not for angels, but he is concerned for Abraham’s descendants. 17 Therefore he had to be made like his brothers and sisters in every respect, so that he could become a merciful and faithful high priest in things relating to God, to make atonement for the sins of the people.
• Eph 3:18-19 : 18 you will be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19 and thus to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you will be filled up to all the fullness of God.
• Col 2:3 : 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
• Acts 13:33 : 33 that this promise God has fulfilled to us, their children, by raising Jesus, as also it is written in the second psalm,‘You are my Son; today I have fathered you.’
• Ps 45:2 : 2 You are the most handsome of all men! You speak in an impressive and fitting manner! For this reason God grants you continual blessings.
• Matt 1:16 : 16 and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.
• John 3:18 : 18 The one who believes in him is not condemned. The one who does not believe has been condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God.
• Luke 2:7 : 7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.