“道成肉身”常见的英文表达是 "the Word became flesh" 。
这一表述源自《圣经·新约·约翰福音》第1章第14节：“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” （道成了肉身，住在我们中间，充充满满地有恩典，有真理。我们也见过他的荣光，正是父独生子的荣光 。）
在宗教、神学相关的语境讨论中，这一英文表达被广泛使用。