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16 Because he was full of grace and truth, from him we all received one gift after another. 17 The law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has ever seen God. But God the only Son is very close to the Father,[a] and he has shown us what God is like.

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  1. 1:18 But . . . Father This could be translated, “But the only God is very close to the Father.” Also, some Greek copies read “But the only Son is very close to the Father.”

16 Out of his fullness(A) we have all received grace(B) in place of grace already given. 17 For the law was given through Moses;(C) grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.(D) 18 No one has ever seen God,(E) but the one and only Son, who is himself God and[a](F) is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.

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  1. John 1:18 Some manuscripts but the only Son, who