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18 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.[a]

John Tells About the Messiah(A)

19 The Jewish leaders in Jerusalem sent some priests and Levites to John to ask him, “Who are you?” He told them the truth. 20 Without any hesitation he said openly and plainly, “I am not the Messiah.”

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Footnotes

  1. John 1:18 The only Son … Father Or more literally, “The only Son, God, who is very close to the Father, has shown us what he is like.” Some other Greek copies say, “The only Son is very close to the Father and has shown us what he is like.”

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