John 1:18

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

No one has ever seen God. The only Son is the one who has shown us what God is like. He is himself God and is very close to the Father.

Cross References

Colossians 1:15

No one can see God, but the Son is exactly like God. He rules over everything that has been made.

John 6:46

I don’t mean that there is anyone who has seen the Father. The only one who has ever seen the Father is the one who came from God. He has seen the Father.

Matthew 11:27

“My Father has given me everything. No one knows the Son—only the Father knows the Son. And no one knows the Father—only the Son knows the Father. And the only people who will know about the Father are those the Son chooses to tell.

Luke 10:22

“My Father has given me all things. No one knows who the Son is—only the Father knows. And only the Son knows who the Father is. The only people who will know about the Father are those the Son chooses to tell.”

1 John 4:12

No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us. If we love each other, God’s love has reached its goal—it is made perfect in us.

1 Timothy 6:16

God is the only one who never dies. He lives in light so bright that people cannot go near it. No one has ever seen him; no one is able to see him. All honor and power belong to him forever. Amen.

1 John 4:9

This is how God showed his love to us: He sent his only Son into the world to give us life through him.

1 John 5:20

And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding. So now we can know the one who is true, and we live in that true God. We are in his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the true God, and he is eternal life.

1 John 4:20

If we say we love God but hate any of our brothers or sisters in his family, we are liars. If we don’t love someone we have seen, how can we love God? We have never even seen him.

John 17:26

I showed them what you are like, and I will show them again. Then they will have the same love that you have for me, and I will live in them.”

John 17:6

“You gave me some people from the world. I have shown them what you are like. They belonged to you, and you gave them to me. They have obeyed your teaching.

John 14:9

Jesus answered, “Philip, I have been with you for a long time. So you should know me. Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father too. So why do you say, ‘Show us the Father’?

John 1:14

The Word became a man and lived among us. We saw his divine greatness—the greatness that belongs to the only Son of the Father. The Word was full of grace and truth.

Deuteronomy 4:12

Then the Lord spoke to you from the fire. You heard the sound of someone speaking, but you did not see any form. There was only a voice.

Numbers 12:8

When I speak to him, I talk face to face with him. I don’t use stories with hidden meanings—I show him clearly what I want him to know. And Moses can look at the very image of the Lord. So why were you brave enough to speak against my servant Moses?”

John 12:41

Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus’ divine greatness. So he spoke about him.

1 Timothy 1:17

Honor and glory to the King who rules forever. He cannot be destroyed and cannot be seen. Honor and glory forever and ever to the only God. Amen.

Exodus 23:21

Obey the angel and follow him. Be careful in his presence, and don’t rebel against him. The angel will not forgive the wrong things you do to him. He has my power in him.

Genesis 16:13

The Lord talked to Hagar. She began to use a new name for God. She said to him, “You are ‘God Who Sees Me.’” She said this because she thought, “I see that even in this place God sees me and cares for me!”

Joshua 5:13

When Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him. The man had a sword in his hand. Joshua went to the man and asked, “Are you a friend to our people or are you one of our enemies?”

Lamentations 2:12

They ask their mothers, “Where is the bread and wine?” as they pour out their life in their mother’s laps.

Isaiah 40:11

Like a good shepherd, he takes care of his people. He gathers them like lambs in his arms. He holds them close, while their mothers walk beside him.

Proverbs 8:30

I grew up as a child by his side, laughing and playing all the time.

Genesis 18:33

The Lord finished speaking to Abraham and left. Then Abraham went back home.

John 13:23

One of the followers was next to Jesus and was leaning close to him. This was the one Jesus loved very much.

Exodus 24:10

On the mountain, these men saw the God of Israel. He was standing on something that looked like blue sapphires, as clear as the sky!

John 3:11

The truth is, we talk about what we know. We tell about what we have seen. But you people don’t accept what we tell you.

2 Corinthians 4:4

The ruler of this world has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They cannot see the light of the Good News—the message about the divine greatness of Christ. Christ is the one who is exactly like God.