“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 1:18, KJV)
1. As it is written in the KJV, there is no Trinitarian inference in the verse.
2. There are versions such as the NIV and NASB, however, that are translated from a different textual family than the King James Version, and they read “God” instead of “Son.”
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Author: Graeser, Lynn & Schoenheit
Keywords: Monogenes, Only son, God the Son, Only begotten, Only begotten son, Begotten, Begotten son, Eternally begotten, Eternally begotten son, Eternal son, Trinity, Triune, Deity of Christ, Deity of Jesus, Triad, Jesus is God, Christ is God, I and my father are one
Bible reference(s): John 1:18, 1 John 4:9, Acts 13:33, Genesis 22:2, Hebrews 1:5, Hebrews 11:17, Hebrews 5:5, Jeremiah 6:26, John 1:14, John 1:18, John 3:16, Judges 11:34, Luke 7:12, Luke 8:42, Luke 9:38, Proverbs 4:3, Psalms 2:7
Source: One God & One Lord (Indianapolis: Christian Educational Services, 2003), pp. 473-4.
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