YHN 6:46 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Not that any person has seen the father—only the one who came from God has seen him.

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT Not that anyone has seen the Father, except the one being from God—he has seen the Father.

UST No one has seen God my Father other than me. I am the one who came from God. I alone have seen him.

BSB not that anyone has seen the Father except the [One who] is from God; [only] He has seen the Father.

BLB Not that anyone has seen the Father, except the One being from God; He has seen the Father.

AICNT “Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from {God};[fn] this one has seen {the Father}.[fn]

6:46, God ℵ(01) reads “the Father.”

6:46, the Father: Some manuscripts read “God.” N(01) D(05) Latin(a b d e)

OEB Not that anyone has seen the Father, except him who is from God – he has seen the Father.

LSB Not that anyone has seen the Father, except the One who is from God; He has seen the Father.

WEBBE Not that anyone has seen the Father, except he who is from God. He has seen the Father.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET (Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God – he has seen the Father.)

LSV not that anyone has seen the Father, except He who is from God, He has seen the Father.

FBV Not that anyone has seen God, except he who is from God; he has seen the Father.

TCNT not that anyone has seen the Father, except he who is from God; he has seen the Father.

T4T I came from God. I am the only one who has seen my Father. No one else has seen him.

LEB (Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God—this one has seen the Father.)[fn]

6:46 The switch from first person in vv. 44–45 to third person here and back to first person in vv. 47–51 suggests that this verse is a parenthetical comment by the author rather than the words of Jesus

BBE Not that anyone has ever seen the Father; only he who is from God, he has seen the Father.

Moff Not that anyone has seen the Father — he only, who is from God, he has seen the Father.

Wymth No one has ever seen the Father—except Him 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.

DRA Not that any man hath seen the Father; but he who is of 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.

Drby not that any one has seen the Father, except he who is of [fn]God, he has seen the Father.

6.46 Elohim

RV Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is from God, he hath seen the Father.
(Not that any man hath/has seen the Father, save he which is from God, he hath/has seen the Father. )

SLT Not that any one has seen the Father, except he being from God, he has seen the Father.

Wbstr Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he who is from God, he hath seen the Father.

KJB-1769 Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.
( Not that any man hath/has seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath/has seen the Father. )

KJB-1611 Not that any man hath seene the Father; saue hee which is of God, hee hath seene the Father.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Not that any man hath seene the father, saue he which is of God, the same hath seene the father.
(Not that any man hath/has seen the father, save he which is of God, the same hath/has seen the father.)

Gnva Not that any man hath seene the Father, saue hee which is of God, hee hath seene the Father.
(Not that any man hath/has seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath/has seen the Father. )

Cvdl Not that eny man hath sene the father, saue he which is of the father, the same hath sene the father.
(Not that any man hath/has seen the father, save he which is of the father, the same hath/has seen the father.)

TNT Not that eny man hath sene the father save he which is of God: the same hath sene the father.
(Not that any man hath/has seen the father save he which is of God: the same hath/has seen the father. )

Wycl Not for ony man hath sey the fadir, but this that is of God, hath sey the fadir.
(Not for any man hath/has sey the father, but this that is of God, hath/has sey the father.)

Luth Nicht daß jemand den Vater habe gesehen, außer dem, der vom Vater ist, der hat den Vater gesehen.
(Not that someone the father have seen, except to_him, the/of_the from_the father is, the/of_the has the father seen.)

ClVg Non quia Patrem vidit quisquam, nisi is, qui est a Deo, hic vidit Patrem.[fn]
(Not/No because Father he_saw anyone, except is, who/which it_is from to_God, this/here he_saw Father. )

6.46 Non quia Patrem, etc. Id est ego novi Patrem, quia ab illo sum, et ideo credite, quia qui credit in me habet vitam æternam. Potuit dicere, habet me, sed revelat quod ipse sit vita æterna, quia verbum est vita hominum quod et carni suæ quam susceperat, cui intervenit mors ut mortem tolleret, dat vitam in resurrectione, et aliis credentibus in se.

6.46 Not/No because Father, etc. That it_is I new Father, because away that/there I_am, and therefore/for_that_reason believe_me, because who/which he_believes in/into/on me has life eternal. Potuit to_say, has me, but revelat that exactly_that/himself be life eternal, because the_word/saying it_is life of_men that and meat his/her_own how susceperat, to_whom intervenit death as death would_take_away, gives life in/into/on resurrection, and to_others to_believers in/into/on himself.

UGNT οὐχ ὅτι τὸν Πατέρα ἑώρακέν τις, εἰ μὴ ὁ ὢν παρὰ τοῦ Θεοῦ; οὗτος ἑώρακεν τὸν Πατέρα.
(ouⱪ hoti ton Patera heōraken tis, ei maʸ ho ōn para tou Theou; houtos heōraken ton Patera.)

SBL-GNT οὐχ ὅτι τὸν πατέρα ⸂ἑώρακέν τις⸃ εἰ μὴ ὁ ὢν παρὰ τοῦ θεοῦ, οὗτος ἑώρακεν τὸν πατέρα.
(ouⱪ hoti ton patera ⸂heōraken tis⸃ ei maʸ ho ōn para tou theou, houtos heōraken ton patera.)

RP-GNT Οὐχ ὅτι τὸν πατέρα τις ἑώρακεν, εἰ μὴ ὁ ὢν παρὰ τοῦ θεοῦ, οὗτος ἑώρακεν τὸν πατέρα.
(Ouⱪ hoti ton patera tis heōraken, ei maʸ ho ōn para tou theou, houtos heōraken ton patera.)

TC-GNT Οὐχ ὅτι τὸν πατέρα [fn]τις ἑώρακεν, εἰ μὴ ὁ ὢν παρὰ τοῦ Θεοῦ, οὗτος ἑώρακε τὸν πατέρα.
(Ouⱪ hoti ton patera tis heōraken, ei maʸ ho ōn para tou Theou, houtos heōrake ton patera. )

6:46 τις εωρακεν ¦ εωρακε τις CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 6:22–59: Jesus is the bread that gives life

In this section Jesus spoke in figurative language about how he himself is the source of eternal life. He called himself “the bread of life” and said that people must “eat” his flesh and “drink” his blood. These words caused a lot of argument.

Paragraph 6:43–51

In this paragraph Jesus answered those who criticized him. He told them that only God could cause them to have faith in him. If they believed on him, they would receive eternal life.

6:46a

not that anyone has seen the Father

This does not mean that regular people have seen God the Father.
But no one has seen God the Father

not that anyone has seen the Father: This clause is in contrast to 6:45c. Although people have heard and learned from God the Father, no human being has seen him.

Here are other ways to translate this clause:

No one has seen the Father (NIV)

This does not mean that anyone has seen the Father (GNT)

6:46b

except the One who is from God;

Only the person/man who has come from God
except the man from God.

except the One who is from God: This expression means that only one person has seen the Father. It tells the exception to the general truth of 6:46a. That one person who has seen the Father, the one who comes from him, is Jesus.

Here is another way to translate this expression.

Only the one who is from God (GW)

because only the one who came from God

from God: God here refers to the Father. In some languages it may be necessary to make this clear by not using a different term for the Father. For example:

from him (CEV)

6:46c

only He has seen the Father.

has seen God the Father.
Only he has seen him.

He has seen the Father: In your translation, it should be clear that the Father is God. If a literal translation causes readers to think that they are different beings, you may need to say:

he has seen him

General Comment on 6:46b–c

Jesus used third person pronouns, but he was referring to himself. If a literal translation would mean that he was referring to someone else, you may need to use first-person pronouns:

except me. I have come from God my Father and have seen him.

General Comment on 6:46a–c

In some languages it may be natural to reorder this verse and translate it as a positive statement. For example:

The only one who has seen the Father is the one who has come from him. (CEV)