John 6:46

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Not that anyone has ever seen the Father; only he who is from God, he has seen the Father.

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Referenced Verses

  • John 1:18 : 18 No man has seen God at any time; the only Son, who is on the breast of the Father, he has made clear what God is.
  • John 7:29 : 29 I have knowledge of him because I came from him and he sent me.
  • John 5:37 : 37 And the Father himself who sent me has given witness about me. Not one of you has ever given ear to his voice; his form you have not seen.
  • Matt 11:27 : 27 All things have been given to me by my Father; and no one has knowledge of the Son, but the Father; and no one has knowledge of the Father, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will make it clear.
  • Luke 10:22 : 22 All things have been given to me by my Father: and no one has knowledge of the Son, but only the Father: and of the Father, but only the Son, and he to whom the Son will make it clear.
  • 1 John 4:12 : 12 No man has ever seen God: if we have love for one another, God is in us and his love is made complete in us:
  • John 8:19 : 19 Then they said to him, Where is your Father? Jesus said in answer, You have no knowledge of me or of my Father: if you had knowledge of me you would have knowledge of my Father.
  • John 8:55 : 55 You have no knowledge of him, but I have knowledge of him; and if I said I have no knowledge of him I would be talking falsely like you: but I have full knowledge of him, and I keep his word.
  • John 14:9-9 : 9 Jesus said to him, Philip, have I been with you all this time, and still you have no knowledge of me? He who has seen me has seen the Father. Why do you say, Let us see the Father? 10 Have you not faith that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words which I say to you, I say not from myself: but the Father who is in me all the time does his works.
  • John 15:24 : 24 If I had not done among them the works which no other man ever did, they would have had no sin: but now they have seen, and they have had hate in their hearts for me and my Father.
  • Col 1:15 : 15 Who is the image of the unseen God coming into existence before all living things;
  • 1 Tim 6:16 : 16 Who only has life for ever, living in light to which no man may come near; whom no man has seen or is able to see: to whom be honour and power for ever. So be it.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • John 1:18
    84%

    18 No man has seen God at any time; the only Son, who is on the breast of the Father, he has made clear what God is.

  • John 6:44-45
    2 verses
    80%

    44 No man is able to come to me if the Father who sent me does not give him the desire to come: and I will take him up from the dead on the last day.

    45 The writings of the prophets say, And they will all have teaching from God. Everyone whose ears have been open to the teaching of the Father comes to me.

  • John 14:6-11
    6 verses
    79%

    6 Jesus said to him, I am the true and living way: no one comes to the Father but by me.

    7 If you had knowledge of me, you would have knowledge of my Father: you have knowledge of him now and have seen him.

    8 Philip said to him, Lord, let us see the Father, and we have need of nothing more.

    9 Jesus said to him, Philip, have I been with you all this time, and still you have no knowledge of me? He who has seen me has seen the Father. Why do you say, Let us see the Father?

    10 Have you not faith that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words which I say to you, I say not from myself: but the Father who is in me all the time does his works.

    11 Have faith that I am in the Father and that the Father is in me: at least, have faith in me because of what I do.

  • John 5:36-38
    3 verses
    78%

    36 But the witness which I have is greater than that of John: the work which the Father has given me to do, the very work which I am now doing, is a witness that the Father has sent me.

    37 And the Father himself who sent me has given witness about me. Not one of you has ever given ear to his voice; his form you have not seen.

    38 And you have not kept his word in your hearts, because you have not faith in him whom he has sent.

  • John 6:65
    78%

    65 And he said, This is why I said to you, No man is able to come to me if he is not given the power to do so by the Father.

  • John 12:45
    77%

    45 And he who sees me, sees him who sent me.

  • Matt 11:27
    77%

    27 All things have been given to me by my Father; and no one has knowledge of the Son, but the Father; and no one has knowledge of the Father, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will make it clear.

  • John 3:13
    75%

    13 And no one has ever gone up to heaven but he who came down from heaven, the Son of man.

  • John 6:36-37
    2 verses
    74%

    36 But it is as I said to you: you have seen me, and still you have no faith.

    37 Whatever the Father gives to me will come to me; and I will not send away anyone who comes to me.

  • John 6:47
    74%

    47 Truly I say to you, He who has faith in me has eternal life.

  • John 5:23
    74%

    23 So that all men may give honour to the Son even as they give honour to the Father. He who gives no honour to the Son gives no honour to the Father who sent him.

  • John 17:25
    74%

    25 Father of righteousness, I have knowledge of you, though the world has not; and to these it is clear that you sent me;

  • Luke 10:22
    74%

    22 All things have been given to me by my Father: and no one has knowledge of the Son, but only the Father: and of the Father, but only the Son, and he to whom the Son will make it clear.

  • John 8:19
    74%

    19 Then they said to him, Where is your Father? Jesus said in answer, You have no knowledge of me or of my Father: if you had knowledge of me you would have knowledge of my Father.

  • John 3:31-32
    2 verses
    73%

    31 He who comes from heaven is greater than all others: he who comes from earth is of the earth, and of the earth are his words: he who comes from heaven is over all.

    32 He gives witness of what he has seen and of what has come to his ears; and no man takes his witness as true.

  • John 9:37
    73%

    37 Jesus said to him, You have seen him; it is he who is talking to you.

  • John 8:38
    73%

    38 I say the things which I have seen in my Father's house: and you do the things which come to you from your father's house.

  • John 5:19-20
    2 verses
    73%

    19 So Jesus made answer and said, Truly I say to you, The Son is not able to do anything himself; he is able to do only what he sees the Father doing; whatever the Father does the Son does it in the same way.

    20 For the Father has love for the Son and lets him see everything which he does: and he will let him see greater works than these so that you may be full of wonder.

  • 1 John 4:12
    72%

    12 No man has ever seen God: if we have love for one another, God is in us and his love is made complete in us:

  • John 16:27
    72%

    27 For the Father himself gives his love to you, because you have given your love to me and have had faith that I came from God.

  • John 8:55-56
    2 verses
    72%

    55 You have no knowledge of him, but I have knowledge of him; and if I said I have no knowledge of him I would be talking falsely like you: but I have full knowledge of him, and I keep his word.

    56 Your father Abraham was full of joy at the hope of seeing my day: he saw it and was glad.

  • John 6:62
    71%

    62 What then will you say if you see the Son of man going up to where he was before?

  • 1 John 2:23
    71%

    23 He who has no belief in the Son has not the Father: he who makes clear his belief in the Son has the Father.

  • John 16:16
    71%

    16 After a little time you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me.

  • 1 John 1:3
    71%

    3 We give you word of all we have seen and everything which has come to our ears, so that you may be united with us; and we are united with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ:

  • 1 John 3:6
    71%

    6 Anyone who is in him does no sin; anyone who is a sinner has not seen him and has no knowledge of him.

  • John 8:27
    71%

    27 They did not see that his words were about the Father.

  • John 8:47
    70%

    47 He who is a child of God gives ear to the words of God: your ears are not open to them because you are not from God.

  • John 17:3
    70%

    3 And this is eternal life: to have knowledge of you, the only true God, and of him whom you have sent, even Jesus Christ.

  • John 10:30
    70%

    30 I and my Father are one.

  • John 20:29
    70%

    29 Jesus said to him, Because you have seen me you have belief: a blessing will be on those who have belief though they have not seen me!

  • 1 Tim 6:16
    70%

    16 Who only has life for ever, living in light to which no man may come near; whom no man has seen or is able to see: to whom be honour and power for ever. So be it.

  • John 6:40
    70%

    40 This, I say, is my Father's pleasure, that everyone who sees the Son and has faith in him may have eternal life: and I will take him up on the last day.

  • John 3:11
    70%

    11 Truly, I say to you, We say that of which we have knowledge; we give witness of what we have seen; and you do not take our witness to be true.

  • John 8:42
    70%

    42 Jesus said to them, If God was your Father you would have love for me, because it was from God I came and am here. I did not come of myself, but he sent me.

  • Matt 17:8
    70%

    8 And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, but Jesus only.

  • John 6:32
    70%

    32 Jesus then said to them, Truly I say to you, What Moses gave you was not the bread from heaven; it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven.

  • John 3:34
    70%

    34 For he whom God has sent says God's words; and God does not give him the Spirit by measure.