And he who sees Me sees Him who sent Me.
Parallel translations
- WEB He who sees me sees him who sent me.
- KJV And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.
- BSB And whoever sees Me sees the One who sent Me.
- NASB And the one who sees Me sees Him who sent Me.
- NLT For when you see me, you are seeing the one who sent me.
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Quick answer
Whoever sees Jesus sees the Father who sent Him. It teaches that Christ is the perfect revelation of God.
Overview
Jesus claims to make the invisible God visible, so that to behold Him is to behold the Father (cf. 1:18; 14:9). This does not blur the persons but expresses their oneness in nature and purpose. He is the image of the invisible God (Col 1:15), and saving knowledge of God comes only through Him.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- John 14:9–10Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you such a long time, and do you not know me, Philip? He who has seen me has seen the Father. How do you say, ‘Show us the Father?’
- 2 Cor 4:6seeing it is God who said, “Light will shine out of darkness,” who has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
- Col 1:15who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
- Heb 1:3His Son is the radiance of his glory, the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purified us of our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
- John 12:41Isaiah said these things when he saw his glory, and spoke of him.
- John 15:24If I hadn’t done among them the works which no one else did, they wouldn’t have had sin. But now have they seen and also hated both me and my Father.
- 1 Jn 5:20We know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding, that we know him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
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Christ at the center
John declares him plainly: the eternal Word made flesh, the Lamb of God, the great 'I AM' — bread, light, door, shepherd, way, truth, life, resurrection — that you may believe and have life in his name.
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