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John 1:17-19
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17 For the Law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

18 (A)[a]No man hath seen God at any time: that only begotten Son, which is in the [b]bosom of the Father, he hath [c]declared him.

19 [d]Then this is the record of John, when the Jews sent Priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?

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  1. John 1:18 That true knowledge of God proceedeth only from Jesus Christ.
  2. John 1:18 Who is nearest to his Father, not only in respect of his love towards him, but by the bond of nature, and for that union or oneness that is between them, whereby the Father and the Son are one.
  3. John 1:18 Revealed him, and showed him unto us, whereas before he was hid under the shadows of the Law, so that the quickness of the sight of our minds was not able to perceive him: for whosoever seeth him, seeth the Father also.
  4. John 1:19 John is neither the Messiah, nor like to any of the other Prophets, but is the herald of Christ, who is now present.
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John 1:17-19
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17 For the law was given through Moses;(A) grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.(B) 18 No one has ever seen God,(C) but the one and only Son, who is himself God and[a](D) is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.

John the Baptist Denies Being the Messiah

19 Now this was John’s(E) testimony when the Jewish leaders[b](F) in Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was.

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  1. John 1:18 Some manuscripts but the only Son, who
  2. John 1:19 The Greek term traditionally translated the Jews (hoi Ioudaioi) refers here and elsewhere in John’s Gospel to those Jewish leaders who opposed Jesus; also in 5:10, 15, 16; 7:1, 11, 13; 9:22; 18:14, 28, 36; 19:7, 12, 31, 38; 20:19.
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