who alonepossessesimmortalityand dwellsin unapproachablelight,whomnomanhas seenorcansee.To Him [be] honorand eternaldominion!Amen.
"The Almighty--we cannotfindHim; He is exaltedin powerAnd He will not doviolenceto justiceand abundantrighteousness.
CoveringYourself with lightas with a cloak,Stretchingout heavenlike a [tent] curtain.
Beforethe mountainswere bornOr You gavebirthto the earthand the world,Even from everlastingto everlasting,You are God.
Godsaidto Moses,"I AMWHOI AM";and He said,"Thusyou shall sayto the sonsof Israel,I AMhas sentme to you.'"
But He said,"You cannotseeMy face,for nomancan seeMe and live!"
For thussaysthe highand exaltedOne Who livesforever,whose nameis Holy,"I dwell[on] a highand holyplace, And [also] with the contriteand lowlyof spiritIn order to revivethe spiritof the lowlyAnd to revivethe heartof the contrite.
[His] radianceis like the sunlight;He has rays[flashing] from His hand,And thereis the hidingof His power.
No onehas seenGodat any time;the only begottenGodwho is in the bosomof the Father,He has explained[Him].
Jesussaidto him, "Have I beenso longwith you, and [yet] you have not come to knowMe, Philip?He who has seenMe has seenthe Father;how[can] you say,'Showus the Father'?
"Not that anyonehas seenthe Father,exceptthe One who is from God;He has seenthe Father.
Jesussaidto them, "Truly,truly,I sayto you, beforeAbrahamwas born,I am."
to Him [be] the gloryin the churchand in ChristJesusto allgenerationsforeverand ever.Amen.
Indeed,I liftup My handto heaven,And say,as I liveforever,
Nowto our Godand Father[be] the gloryforeverand ever.Amen.
He is the imageof the invisibleGod,the firstbornof allcreation.
Nowto the Kingeternal,immortal,invisible,the onlyGod,[be] honorand gloryforeverand ever.Amen.
JesusChrist[is] the sameyesterdayand todayand forever.
Everygoodthing givenand everyperfectgiftis from above,coming downfrom the Fatherof lights,with whomthereis novariationorshiftingshadow.
Thisis the messagewe have heardfrom Him and announceto you, that Godis Light,and in Him there is nodarknessat all.
but ifwe walkin the Lightas He Himselfis in the Light,we havefellowshipwith one another,and the bloodof JesusHis Soncleansesus from allsin.
No onehas seenGodat any time;ifwe loveone another,Godabidesin us, and His loveis perfectedin us.
to the onlyGodour Savior,throughJesusChristour Lord,[be] glory,majesty,dominionand authority,beforealltimeand nowand forever.Amen.
and He has madeus [to be] a kingdom,prieststo His Godand Father--to Him [be] the gloryand the dominionforever and ever.Amen.
"I amthe Alphaand the Omega,"saysthe LordGod,"who is and whowas and who is to come,the Almighty."
And I hearda loudvoicefrom the throne,saying,"Behold,the tabernacleof Godis amongmen,and He will dwellamongthem, and they shall be His people,and GodHimselfwill be amongthem,
And there will nolongerbe [any] night;and they will not haveneedof the lightof a lampnorthe lightof the sun,becausethe LordGodwill illuminethem; and they will reignforeverand ever.
"Worthyare You, our Lordand our God,to receivegloryand honorand power;for You createdall things,and becauseof Your willthey existed,and were created."
saying,"Amen,blessingand gloryand wisdomand thanksgivingand honorand powerand might,[be] to our Godforeverand ever.Amen."
