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Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them.

And they were all amazed, and they glorified God and were filled with fear, saying, "We have seen strange things today!"

Then, as He was now drawing near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen,

No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, [fn] who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.

And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God."

But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God."

Not that anyone has seen the Father, except He who is from God; He has seen the Father.

to whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.

When he came and had seen the grace of God, he was glad, and encouraged them all that with purpose of heart they should continue with the Lord.

But as it is written: "Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,Nor have entered into the heart of manThe things which God has prepared for those who love Him." Isaiah 64:4 ">[fn]

16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God [fn] was manifested in the flesh,Justified in the Spirit,Seen by angels,Preached among the Gentiles,Believed on in the world,Received up in glory.

By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.

No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us.

If someone says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can [fn] he love God whom he has not seen?

Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God, but [fn] he who does evil has not seen God.

19 Then the temple of God was opened in heaven, and the ark of His covenant [fn] was seen in His temple. And there were lightnings, noises, thunderings, an earthquake, and great hail.