18 (A)[a]No man hath seen God at any time: that only begotten Son, which is in the [b]bosom of the Father, he hath [c]declared him.

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  1. John 1:18 That true knowledge of God proceedeth only from Jesus Christ.
  2. John 1:18 Who is nearest to his Father, not only in respect of his love towards him, but by the bond of nature, and for that union or oneness that is between them, whereby the Father and the Son are one.
  3. John 1:18 Revealed him, and showed him unto us, whereas before he was hid under the shadows of the Law, so that the quickness of the sight of our minds was not able to perceive him: for whosoever seeth him, seeth the Father also.

18 No one has ever seen God,(A) but the one and only Son, who is himself God and[a](B) is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.

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  1. John 1:18 Some manuscripts but the only Son, who

16 Who only hath immortality, and dwelleth in the light that none can attain unto, (A)whom never man saw, neither can see, unto whom be honor and power everlasting, Amen.

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16 who alone is immortal(A) and who lives in unapproachable light,(B) whom no one has seen or can see.(C) To him be honor and might forever. Amen.(D)

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