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17 The law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No man has ever seen God. But God the only Son is very close to the Father.[a] And the Son has shown us what God is like.

John Tells People About Jesus

19 The Jews in Jerusalem sent some priests and Levites to John.[b] The Jews sent them to ask, “Who are you?”

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Footnotes

  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.”
  2. 1:19 John John the Baptist, who preached to people about Christ’s coming (Matthew 3; Luke 3).

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