“No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.”
No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known — the Prologue's culmination: the invisible God becomes visible in Jesus. "Made him known" (exēgeōmai, to narrate or unfold) suggests that Jesus reveals God's character, not just God's existence. The phrase "in the bosom of the Father" connotes intimacy and knowledge impossible for creatures, grounding Jesus' revelatory authority in unique divine relationship. This verse answers the question posed implicitly throughout: how can the invisible be seen, the infinite known?
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