"Not that anyonehas seenthe Father,exceptthe One who is from God;He has seenthe Father.
and they sawthe Godof Israel;and underHis feetthere appeared to be a pavementof sapphire,as clearas the skyitself.
"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]."
No onehas seenGodat any time;the only begottenGodwho is in the bosomof the Father,He has explained[Him].
"Ifyou had knownMe, you would have knownMy Fatheralso;from nowon you knowHim, and have seenHim."
"IfI had not doneamongthem the workswhichno oneelsedid,they would not havesin;but nowthey have bothseenand hatedMe and My Fatheras well.
"And the Fatherwho sentMe, He has testifiedof Me. You have neitherheardHis voiceat any timenorseenHis form.
"I knowHim, becauseI amfrom Him, and He sentMe."
Sothey were sayingto Him, "Whereis Your Father?"Jesusanswered,"You knowneitherMe norMy Father;ifyou knew Me, you would knowMy Fatheralso."
and you have not come to knowHim, but I knowHim; and ifI saythat I do not knowHim, I will be a liarlikeyou, but I do knowHim and keepHis word.
He is the imageof the invisibleGod,the firstbornof allcreation.
who alonepossessesimmortalityand dwellsin unapproachablelight,whomnomanhas seenorcansee.To Him [be] honorand eternaldominion!Amen.
No onehas seenGodat any time;ifwe loveone another,Godabidesin us, and His loveis perfectedin us.
