20 But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for ^sman shall not see me and live.”

18 ^lNo one has ever seen God; ^mthe only God,¹ who is at the Father’s side,^{2 n}he has made him known.

16 ^wwho alone has immortality, ^xwho dwells in ^yunapproachable light, ^zwhom no one has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.

12 ^qNo one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and ^rhis love is perfected in us.