Jesus is the One

While studying John chapter three yesterday, I stumbled upon something that amazed me.  Look for a minute at these verses:

John 1:18 (NET) No one has ever seen God. The only one, himself God, who is in closest fellowship with the Father, has made God known. 6:46 (Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God – he has seen the Father.) 8:47 The one who belongs to God listens and responds to God’s words. You don’t listen and respond, because you don’t belong to God.”

1:18 θεὸν οὐδεὶς ἑώρακεν πώποτε· μονογενὴς θεὸς ὁ ὢν εἰς τὸν κόλπον τοῦ πατρὸς ἐκεῖνος ἐξηγήσατο.

6:46 οὐχ ὅτι τὸν πατέρα ἑώρακέν τις εἰ μὴ ὁ ὢν παρὰ τοῦ θεοῦ, οὗτος ἑώρακεν τὸν πατέρα.

8:47 ὁ ὢν ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ τὰ ῥήματα τοῦ θεοῦ ἀκούει· διὰ τοῦτο ὑμεῖς οὐκ ἀκούετε, ὅτι ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ οὐκ ἐστέ. ¹

Ex 3:14 καὶ εἶπεν ὁ θεὸς πρὸς Μωυσῆν Ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ὤν, καὶ εἶπεν Οὕτως ἐρεῖς τοῖς υἱοῖς Ισραηλ Ὁ ὢν ἀπέσταλκέν με πρὸς ὑμᾶς.²

Who did Jesus say that He was? Over and over He said “I am the One".”  To a first century Jew who was familiar with the Septuagint and who prayed the Shema every day – His words could not have been more clear. Jesus was claiming to be the great “I AM” of Exodus.

Here is John 3:13 in the Greek TR

13 και ουδεις αναβεβηκεν εις τον ουρανον ει μη ο εκ του ουρανου καταβας ο υιος του ανθρωπου ο ων εν τω ουρανω ³

^Footnotes:

¹Aland, K., Black, M., Martini, C. M., Metzger, B. M., Robinson, M., & Wikgren, A. (1993; 2006). The Greek New Testament, Fourth Revised Edition (with Morphology) (Jn 8:47). Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft.

²Septuaginta: With morphology. 1979 (electronic ed.) (Ex 3:14). Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft.

³Robinson, M. (2002). Elzevir Textus Receptus (1624): With morphology (Jn 3:13). Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software.