John 1:18

and they saw the God of Israel; and under His feet there appeared to be a pavement of sapphire, as clear as the sky itself.

“Then I will remove My hand, and you shall see My back, but My face shall not be seen.”

“Now it happened that the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom, and the rich man also died and was buried.

“Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know and bear witness of what we have seen, and you do not accept our witness.

“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.

“He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

“Not that anyone has seen the Father, except the One who is from God; He has seen the Father.

There was reclining on Jesus’ bosom one of His disciples, whom Jesus loved.

in whose case the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

who alone has immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see. To Him be honor and eternal might! Amen.

No one has beheld God at any time; if we love one another, God abides in us, and His love is perfected in us.

And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.