Johannes 12:45

45 En die Mij ziet, die ziet Dengene, Die Mij gezonden heeft.

Johannes 12:45 Meaning and Commentary

John 12:45

And he that seeth me, seeth him that sent me.
] Not with bodily eyes, for there were many that saw Christ, who never saw the Father: they saw Christ as a mere man, and were offended at the meanness of his outward appearance; they saw nothing divine in him, nor the glory of the Father through him; but with the eyes of the understanding, whoever saw or perceived the glory of Christ in his miracles, saw the glory of God in them also, for the Father that dwelt in him did the works, ( John 2:11 ) ( 11:40 ) ( 14:10 ) , and whoever truly sees Christ with an eye of faith, sees his glory, as the glory of the only begotten of the Father, as the brightness of his Father's glory, as having the fulness of the Godhead dwelling in him, the same perfections as in the Father; so that he that hath seen the one, hath seen the other also, ( John 14:9 ) .

Johannes 12:45 In-Context

43 Want zij hadden de eer der mensen lief, meer dan de eer van God.
44 En Jezus riep, en zeide: Die in Mij gelooft, gelooft in Mij niet, maar in Dengene, Die Mij gezonden heeft.
45 En die Mij ziet, die ziet Dengene, Die Mij gezonden heeft.
46 Ik ben een Licht, in de wereld gekomen, opdat een iegelijk, die in Mij gelooft, in de duisternis niet blijve.
47 En indien iemand Mijn woorden gehoord, en niet geloofd zal hebben, Ik oordeel hem niet; want Ik ben niet gekomen, opdat Ik de wereld oordele, maar opdat Ik de wereld zalig make.
The Dutch Staten Vertaling translation is in the public domain.