No onehas seenGodat any time;the only begottenGodwho is in the bosomof the Father,He has explained[Him].
Then she calledthe nameof the LORDwho spoketo her, "You are a Godwhosees";for she said,"Have I evenremainedalivehereafterseeingHim?"
As soonas He had finishedspeakingto Abrahamthe LORDdeparted,and Abrahamreturnedto his place.
"Be on your guardbeforehim and obeyhis voice;do not be rebellioustoward him, for he will not pardonyour transgression,sinceMy nameis in him.
and they sawthe Godof Israel;and underHis feetthere appeared to be a pavementof sapphire,as clearas the skyitself.
Then I was besideHim, [as] a masterworkman;And I was daily[His] delight,RejoicingalwaysbeforeHim,
Like a shepherdHe will tendHis flock,In His armHe will gatherthe lambsAnd carry[them] in His bosom;He will gently leadthe nursing[ewes].
They sayto their mothers,"Whereis grainand wine?"As they faintlike a woundedmanIn the streetsof the city,As their lifeis pouredout On their mothers'bosom.
With him I speakmouthto mouth,Even openly,and not in darksayings,And he beholdsthe formof the LORD.Whythen were you not afraidTo speakagainst My servant,against Moses?"
"All thingshave been handed overto Me by My Father;and no oneknowsthe Sonexceptthe Father;nordoes anyoneknowthe Fatherexceptthe Son,and anyone to whomthe Sonwillsto reveal[Him].
"All thingshave been handed overto Me by My Father,and no oneknowswhothe Sonis exceptthe Father,and whothe Fatheris exceptthe Son,and anyone to whomthe Sonwillsto reveal[Him]."
And the Wordbecameflesh,and dweltamongus, and we sawHis glory,gloryas of the only begottenfrom the Father,fullof graceand truth.
These thingsIsaiahsaidbecausehe sawHis glory,and he spokeof Him.
There was recliningon Jesus'bosomoneof His disciples,whomJesusloved.
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'?
and I have madeYour nameknown to them, and will make it known,sothat the lovewith whichYou lovedMe may be in them, and I in them."
"I have manifestedYour nameto the menwhomYou gaveMe out of the world;they were Yoursand You gavethem to Me, and they have keptYour word.
"Truly,truly,I sayto you, we speakof whatwe knowand testifyof whatwe have seen,and you do not acceptour testimony.
"Not that anyonehas seenthe Father,exceptthe One who is from God;He has seenthe Father.
in whosecasethe godof thisworldhas blindedthe mindsof the unbelievingsothat they might not seethe lightof the gospelof the gloryof Christ,whois the imageof God.
"Then the LORDspoketo you from the midstof the fire;you heardthe soundof words,but you sawnoform--onlya voice.
He is the imageof the invisibleGod,the firstbornof allcreation.
Nowto the Kingeternal,immortal,invisible,the onlyGod,[be] honorand gloryforeverand ever.Amen.
who alonepossessesimmortalityand dwellsin unapproachablelight,whomnomanhas seenorcansee.To Him [be] honorand eternaldominion!Amen.
Now it cameabout when Joshuawas by Jericho,that he liftedup his eyesand looked,and behold,a manwas standingoppositehim with his sworddrawnin his hand,and Joshuawentto him and saidto him, "Are you for us orfor our adversaries?"
No onehas seenGodat any time;ifwe loveone another,Godabidesin us, and His loveis perfectedin us.
Ifsomeonesays,"I loveGod,"and hateshis brother,he is a liar;for the one who does not lovehis brotherwhomhe has seen,cannotloveGodwhomhe has not seen.
By thisthe loveof Godwas manifestedin us, that Godhas sentHis only begottenSoninto the worldsothat we might livethroughHim.
And we knowthat the Sonof Godhas come,and has givenus understandingsothat we may knowHim whois true;and we are in Him who is true,in His SonJesusChrist.Thisis the true Godand eternallife.
