CategoryDoctrine / Christology
Modern EquivalentGod the Son becoming human.
KJV Word TypeTheological noun / doctrine term
DefinitionThe doctrine that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, became human by taking on flesh.
Key Verses"And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us." (John 1:14); "God was manifest in the flesh." (1 Timothy 3:16)
KJV Usage NoteThe doctrine is expressed through phrases such as “the Word was made flesh,” even though the word “incarnation” itself is theological vocabulary.
Common MisunderstandingThe word does not appear as a main KJV term; it names the doctrine expressed by Scripture’s teaching that the Son of God took on flesh.
EtymologyFrom Latin incarnatio ("becoming flesh").