¹⁰ And they saw the God of Israel; and under his feet there was, as it seemed, a jewelled floor, clear as the heavens.

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.

³ And to my eyes he was like a jasper and a sardius stone: and there was an arch of light round the high seat, like an emerald.

¹ Then looking, I saw that on the arch which was over the head of the winged ones there was seen over them what seemed like a sapphire stone, having the form of a king's seat.

²⁰ But it is not possible for you to see my face, for no man may see me and still go on living.

²³ Then I will take away my hand, and you will see my back: but my face is not to be seen.

² And he was changed in form before them; and his face was shining like the sun, and his clothing became white as light.

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.

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:

¹¹ Having the glory of God: and her light was like a stone of great price, a jasper stone, clear as glass:

³⁰ And Jacob gave that place the name of Peniel, saying, I have seen God face to face, and still I am living.

¹⁸ And the building of its wall was of jasper, and the town was clear gold, clear as glass.

¹⁹ The bases of the wall of the town had ornaments of all sorts of beautiful stones. The first base was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;

²⁰ The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprase; the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst.

²¹ And the twelve doors were twelve pearls; every door was made of one pearl; and the street of the town was clear gold, as clear as glass.

²² And I saw no Temple there; because the Lord God, the Ruler of all, and the Lamb are its Temple.

²³ And the town has no need of the sun, or of the moon, to give it light: for the glory of God did make it light, and the light of it is the Lamb.

²¹ But the angel of the Lord was seen no more by Manoah and his wife. Then it was clear to Manoah that he was the angel of the Lord.

²² And Manoah said to his wife, Death will certainly be our fate, for it is a god whom we have seen.

¹⁹ And he said, Give ear now to the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord seated on his seat of power, with all the army of heaven in their places round him at his right hand and at his left.

¹⁰ Who is she, looking down as the morning light, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, who is to be feared like an army with flags?

¹ In the year of King Uzziah's death I saw the Lord seated in his place, high and lifted up, and the Temple was full of the wide skirts of his robe.

² Over him were the winged ones: every one had six wings; two for covering his face, two for covering his feed, and two for flight.

³ And one said in a loud voice to another, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of armies: all the earth is full of his glory.

⁴ And the bases of the door-pillars were shaking at the sound of his cry, and the house was full of smoke.

⁵ Then I said, The curse is on me, and my fate is destruction; for I am a man of unclean lips, living among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of armies.

²⁶ And on the top of the arch which was over their heads was the form of a king's seat, like a sapphire stone; and on the form of the seat was the form of a man seated on it on high.

²⁷ And I saw it coloured like electrum, with the look of fire in it and round it, going up from what seemed to be the middle of his body; and going down from what seemed to be the middle of his body I saw what was like fire, and there was a bright light shining round him.

²⁸ Like the bow in the cloud on a day of rain, so was the light shining round him. And this is what the glory of the Lord was like. And when I saw it I went down on my face, and the voice of one talking came to my ears.

⁴⁶ Not that anyone has ever seen the Father; only he who is from God, he has seen the Father.

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?

¹⁶ And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword: and his face was like the sun shining in its strength.

⁶ And he said, I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses kept his face covered for fear of looking on God.