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18 No one has ever seen God. But God the only Son is very close to the Father,[a] and he has shown us what God is like.

John Tells People About Jesus

19 Here is the truth John[b] told when the leaders in Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?”

20 John spoke freely and did not refuse to answer. He said, “I am not the Christ.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1:18 But . . . Father This could be translated, “But the only God is very close to the Father.” Also, some Greek copies read “But the only Son is very close to the Father.”
  2. 1:19 John John the Baptist, who preached to people about Christ’s coming (Matthew 3, Luke 3).

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