Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
God » Trust in » Unseen
Now to the King of the ages [eternal], immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
He is the exact living image [the essential manifestation] of the unseen God [the visible representation of the invisible], the firstborn [the preeminent one, the sovereign, and the originator] of all creation.
No one has seen God [His essence, His divine nature] at any time; the [One and] only begotten God [that is, the unique Son] who is in the intimate presence of the Father, He has explained Him [and interpreted and revealed the awesome wonder of the Father].
But He said, “You cannot see My face, for no man shall see Me and live!”
“Behold, He passes by me, and I do not see Him;
He moves past me, but I do not perceive Him.
“Behold, I go forward (to the east), but He is not there;
I go backward (to the west), but I cannot perceive Him;
He alone possesses immortality [absolute exemption from death] and lives in unapproachable light, whom no man has ever seen or can see. To Him be honor and eternal power and dominion! Amen.
No one has seen God at any time. But if we love one another [with unselfish concern], God abides in us, and His love [the love that is His essence abides in us and] is completed and perfected in us.