John 12:45

45 and he who sees me sees Him who sent me.

John 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 ) .

John 12:45 In-Context

43 For they loved the glory that comes from men rather than the glory that comes from God.

44 But Jesus cried aloud, "He who believes in me, believes not so much in me, as in Him who sent me;

45 and he who sees me sees Him who sent me.

46 I have come like light into the world, in order that no one who believes in me may remain in the dark.

47 And if any one hears my teachings and regards them not, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world.