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:''...(and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,)...<ref>The Holy Bible: King James Version, Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version., Jn 1:14 (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 2009).</ref> | :''...(and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,)...<ref>The Holy Bible: King James Version, Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version., Jn 1:14 (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 2009).</ref> | ||
:No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.<ref>The Holy Bible: King James Version, Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version., Jn 1:18 (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 2009).</ref> | :''No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.<ref>The Holy Bible: King James Version, Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version., Jn 1:18 (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 2009).</ref> | ||
:he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the bonly begotten Son of God.<ref>The Holy Bible: King James Version, Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version., Jn 3:18 (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 2009).</ref> | :''he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the bonly begotten Son of God.<ref>The Holy Bible: King James Version, Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version., Jn 3:18 (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 2009).</ref> | ||
:''In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world.<ref>The Holy Bible: King James Version, Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version., 1 Jn 4:9 (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 2009).</ref> | :''In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world.<ref>The Holy Bible: King James Version, Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version., 1 Jn 4:9 (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 2009).</ref> | ||
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:''We saw his glory—the glory of the one and only,38 full of grace and truth, who came from the Father.<ref>Biblical Studies Press, The NET Bible First Edition; Bible. English. NET Bible.; The NET Bible, Jn 1:14 (Biblical Studies Press, 2006). </ref><br> | :''We saw his glory—the glory of the one and only,38 full of grace and truth, who came from the Father.<ref>Biblical Studies Press, The NET Bible First Edition; Bible. English. NET Bible.; The NET Bible, Jn 1:14 (Biblical Studies Press, 2006). </ref><br> | ||
:''No one has ever seen God. The unique God,15 who is close to the Father’s side, has revealed him.<ref>International Standard Version, Jn 1:18 (Yorba Linda, CA: ISV Foundation, 2011). </ref><br> | :''No one has ever seen God. The unique God,15 who is close to the Father’s side, has revealed him.<ref>International Standard Version, Jn 1:18 (Yorba Linda, CA: ISV Foundation, 2011). </ref><br> | ||
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:''No one has ever seen God, | :''No one has ever seen God, | ||
::''not so much as a glimpse. | ::''not so much as a glimpse. | ||
:''This one-of-a-kind God-Expression, | :''This one-of-a-kind God-Expression, | ||
::''who exists at the very heart of the Father, | ::''who exists at the very heart of the Father, | ||
::''has made him plain as day.<ref>Eugene H. Peterson, The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language, Jn 1:17–18 (Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress, 2005).</ref><br> | ::''has made him plain as day.<ref>Eugene H. Peterson, The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language, Jn 1:17–18 (Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress, 2005).</ref> | ||
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:''...but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s unique Son.<ref>International Standard Version, Jn 3:18 (Yorba Linda, CA: ISV Foundation, 2011).</ref> | :''...but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s unique Son.<ref>International Standard Version, Jn 3:18 (Yorba Linda, CA: ISV Foundation, 2011).</ref> | ||