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37 Moreover, the Father who sent me has testified on my behalf. But you have never heard his voice nor seen his form,(A)

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46 Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God; he has seen the Father.(A)

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20 But you cannot see my face,(A) for no one can see me and live.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 33:20 No one can see me and live: reflecting the tradition that to see God meant instant death. This is contradicted by the statements that Hagar (Gn 16:13), Jacob (Gn 32:31), and Manoah and his wife (Jgs 13:22) all “see God” and yet live (see also Ex 24:10–11).

21 but the angel of the Lord was seen no more by Manoah and his wife.(A) Then Manoah, realizing that it was the angel of the Lord, 22 said to his wife, “We will certainly die,[a] for we have seen God.”

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Footnotes

  1. 13:22 We will certainly die: seeing God face to face was believed to be fatal, as explained in note on 6:22, where Gideon’s reaction is similar to that of Manoah here.

16 who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, and whom no human being has seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal power. Amen.(A)

Right Use of Wealth.[a]

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  1. 6:17–19 Timothy is directed to instruct the rich, advising them to make good use of their wealth by aiding the poor.

12 No one has ever seen God. Yet, if we love one another, God remains in us, and his love is brought to perfection in us.(A)

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