Biblical Concept: See in the Gospel
of John and Epistles
Findings
“He upon whom you see the Spirit descending”
Re Jesus: "Come, and you will see."
46 And
Nathanael said to him, "Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?"
Philip said to him, "Come and
see."
Jesus to Nathaniel: “You shall see greater things than these.”
51 And He said to him,
"Truly, truly, I say to you, you shall see the heavens opened, and the
angels of
God ascending and descending on
the Son of Man."
“unless one is born again, he cannot see the
kingdom of God”
“he who does not obey the Son shall not see life”
Re Jesus: “Come, see a man who told me all the things”
48 Jesus therefore said
to him, "Unless you people see
signs and wonders, you simply will
not believe."
“What then do You do for a sign, that we may see, and believe”
“Search, and see that no prophet arises out of Galilee.” (Wrong: see Isaiah
9:1 and 2 Kings 14:25.)
John 8:51 "Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps My
word he shall never see death."
56 "Your father
Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it
and was glad."
Re Jesus: “He applied clay to my eyes, and I washed, and I see.”
Literal: “born blind? Then how does he now see?”
Literal: “whereas I was blind, now I see”
39 And Jesus said,
"For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see;
and that
those who see may become
blind."
“but since you say, 'We see,' your sin remains”
“Lord, come and see”
40 Jesus said to her,
"Did I not say to you, if you believe, you will see the glory of
God?"
“also see Lazarus, whom He raised from the dead”
Pharisees: “You see that you are not doing any good”
“we wish to see Jesus”
“lest they see with their eyes”
Jesus: “again a little while, and you will see Me”
“you will see Me'; and, 'because I go to the
Father”
“again a little while, and you will see Me”
“I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice”
"Did I not see you in the garden with Him?"
John 20:25 The other disciples therefore were saying to him,
"We have seen the Lord!" But he said to
them, "Unless I shall see
in His hands the imprint of the nails, and put my finger into the place of the
nails, and put my hand into His
side, I will not believe.”
29
Jesus said to him, "Because you have seen Me, have you believed? Blessed are they who did not see,
and yet believed."
Re Romans: “I long to see you” … “impart some spiritual gift to you”
“they did not see fit to acknowledge God any
longer”
“I see a different law in the members of my body, waging war against the
law of my mind”
“we hope for what we do not see”
“Eyes to see not and ears to hear not, Down to
this very day.”
10 "Let their eyes
be darkened to see not, And bend their backs
forever."
“They who had no news of Him shall see”
“whenever I go to Spain-- for I hope to see you in
passing”
“For now we see in a mirror dimly”
Corinth: “I do not wish to see you now just
in passing”
Corinth: “see that he is with you without cause to be afraid”
Devil: “that they might not see the light of the gospel”
“I see that that letter caused you sorrow”
“see that you abound in this gracious work
also”
“Test yourselves to see if you
are in the faith”
“I did not see any other of the apostles except James”
Galatians 6:11 See with what large letters I am writing to you with
my own hand.
“let the wife see to it that she respect her husband”
“whether I come and see you or remain absent”
Philippians 2:23 Therefore I hope to send him immediately, as soon as
I see how things go with me;
“when you see him again you may rejoice”
“my beloved brethren whom I long to see”
“rejoicing to see your good discipline”
“See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty
deception”
“eager with great desire to see your face”
“longing to see us just as we also long to see
you”
10 as we night and day
keep praying most earnestly that we may see your face, and may complete what
is lacking in your faith?
“praying most earnestly that we may see your face”
“See that no one repays another with evil for evil”
“whom no man has seen or can see”
“longing to see you”
“we do not yet see all things subjected to him”
“we do see Him who has been made for a little
while lower than the angels, namely,
Jesus”
Hebrews 3:19 And so we
see that they were not able to enter because of unbelief.
“See," He says, "that you make all things according to the
pattern which was shown you on the mountain”
“see the day drawing near”
“By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death”
“sanctification without which no one will see the
Lord”
“See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God”
“See to it that you do not refuse Him who is speaking”
“I shall see you”
“You see that faith was working with his works”
24 You see that a man is
justified by works, and not by faith alone.
1 Peter 1:8 and though you have not seen Him, you love Him, and
though you do not see Him now, but
believe in Him, you
greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory,
1 Peter 3:10 For, "Let him who means to love life and see
good days Refrain his tongue from evil and his
lips from
speaking guile.
“See how great a love the Father has bestowed upon
us”
“we shall see Him just as He is”
“test the spirits to see whether they are from
God”
“I hope to see you shortly”
“He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him”
“Write in a book what you see”
“I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me”
“eye salve to anoint your eyes, that you may see”
“idols of gold and of silver and of brass and of
stone and of wood, which can neither see nor hear nor
walk”
“lest he walk about naked and men see his shame”
“when they see the beast”
“I sit as a queen and I am not a
widow, and will never see mourning”
Re Babylon: “lament over her when they see the smoke of her burning”
Revelation 22:4 and they shall see His face, and His name shall be on their foreheads.
______
NAS John 1:33 "And I did not
recognize Him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, 'He upon whom
you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, this is the one who
baptizes in the Holy Spirit.' (“He upon whom you see the Spirit descending”)
39 He said to them,
"Come, and you will see." They came therefore and saw where He was
staying; and they stayed with Him that day, for it was about the tenth hour.
(Re Jesus: "Come, and you will see.")
46 And Nathanael said to
him, "Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him,
"Come and see." (All)
50 Jesus answered and
said to him, "Because I said to you that I saw you under the fig tree, do
you believe? You shall see greater things than these." (Jesus to
Nathaniel: “You shall see greater things than these.”)
51 And He said to him,
"Truly, truly, I say to you, you shall see the heavens opened, and the
angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man." (All)
NAS John 3:3 Jesus answered and said to
him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see
the kingdom of God." (“unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom
of God”)
36 "He who believes
in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son shall not see
life, but the wrath of God abides on him." (“he who does not obey the Son shall not see life”)
NAS John 4:29 "Come, see a man who
told me all the things that I have done;
this is not the Christ, is it?" (Re Jesus: “Come, see a man who told me
all the things”)
48 Jesus therefore said
to him, "Unless you people see
signs and wonders, you simply will
not believe." (All)
NAS John 6:30 They said therefore to Him,
"What then do You do for a sign, that we may see, and believe You? What
work do You perform? (“What then do You do for a sign, that we may see, and
believe”)
NAS John 7:52 They answered and said to
him, "You are not also from Galilee, are you? Search, and see that no
prophet arises out of Galilee." (“Search, and see that no prophet arises
out of Galilee.”) (Wrong: see Isaiah 9:1 and 2 Kings 14:25.)
NAS John 8:51 "Truly, truly, I say to
you, if anyone keeps My word he shall never see
death." (All)
56 "Your father
Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it
and was glad." (All)
NAS John 9:15 Again, therefore, the
Pharisees also were asking him how he received his sight. And he said to them,
"He applied clay to my eyes, and I washed, and I see." (Re Jesus: “He
applied clay to my eyes, and I washed, and I see.”)
19 and questioned them,
saying, "Is this your son, who you say was born blind? Then how does he
now see?" (Literal: “born blind? Then how does he now see?”)
25 He therefore answered,
"Whether He is a sinner, I do not know; one thing I do know, that, whereas
I was blind, now I see." (Literal: “whereas I was blind, now I see”)
39 And Jesus said,
"For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see;
and that those who see may become blind." (All)
41 Jesus said to them,
"If you were blind, you would have no sin; but since you say, 'We see,'
your sin remains. (“but since you say, 'We see,' your sin remains”)
NAS John 11:34 and said, "Where have
you laid him?" They said to Him, "Lord, come and see." (“Lord,
come and see”)
40 Jesus said to her,
"Did I not say to you, if you believe, you will see the glory of
God?" (All)
NAS John 12:9 The great multitude
therefore of the Jews learned that He was there; and they came, not for Jesus'
sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus, whom He raised from the dead.
(“also see Lazarus, whom He raised from the dead”)
19 The Pharisees
therefore said to one another, "You see that you are not doing any good;
look, the world has gone after Him." (Pharisees: “You see that you are not
doing any good”)
21 these therefore came
to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and began to ask him, saying, "Sir, we wish to see Jesus."
(“we wish to see Jesus”)
40 "He has blinded
their eyes, and He hardened their heart; lest they see with their eyes, and
perceive with their heart, and be converted, and I heal
them." (“lest they see with their eyes”)
NAS John 16:16 "A little while, and
you will no longer behold Me; and again a little
while, and you will see Me." (Jesus: “again a little while, and you will
see Me”)
17 Some of His disciples therefore said to one another, "What is
this thing He is telling us, 'A little while, and you will not behold Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me'; and, 'because I
go to the Father '?" (“you will see Me'; and, 'because I go to the
Father”)
19 Jesus knew that they
wished to question Him, and He said to them, "Are you deliberating
together about this, that I said, 'A little while, and you will not behold Me,
and again a little while, and you will see Me'? (“again
a little while, and you will see Me”)
22 "Therefore you
too now have sorrow; but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and
no one takes your joy away from you. (“I will see you again, and your heart
will rejoice”)
NAS John 18:26 One of the slaves of the
high priest, being a relative of the one whose ear Peter cut off, said,
"Did I not see you in the garden with Him?" ("Did I not see you
in the garden with Him?")
NAS John 20:25 The other disciples
therefore were saying to him, "We have seen the Lord!" But he said to
them, "Unless I shall see in His hands the imprint of the nails, and put
my finger into the place of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will
not believe." (All)
27 Then He said to
Thomas, "Reach here your finger, and see My hands; and reach here your
hand, and put it into My side; and be not unbelieving, but believing."
29 Jesus said to him,
"Because you have seen Me, have you believed? Blessed are they who did not see, and yet
believed." (All)
NAS Romans 1:11 For I long to see you in
order that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, that you may be
established; (Re Romans: “I long to see you” … “impart some spiritual gift to
you”)
28 And just as they did
not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved
mind, to do those things which are not proper, (“they did not see fit to
acknowledge God any longer”)
NAS Romans 7:23 but I see a different law in
the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind, and making me a
prisoner of the law of sin which is in my members. (“I see a different law in
the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind”)
NAS Romans 8:25 But if we hope for what we
do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it. (“we hope for what we do
not see”)
NAS Romans 11:8 just as it is written,
"God gave them a spirit of stupor, Eyes to see not and ears to hear not, Down to this very day." (“Eyes to see not and ears to
hear not, Down to this very day.”)
10 "Let their eyes
be darkened to see not, And bend their backs
forever." (All)
NAS Romans 15:21 but as it is written,
"They who had no news of Him shall see, And they
who have not heard shall understand." (“They who had no news of Him shall
see”)
24 whenever I go to
Spain-- for I hope to see you in passing, and to be helped on my way there by
you, when I have first enjoyed your company for a while—(“whenever
I go to Spain-- for I hope to see you in passing”)
NAS 1 Corinthians 13:12 For now we see in a mirror
dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I shall know fully
just as I also have been fully known. (“For now we see
in a mirror dimly”)
NAS 1 Corinthians 16:7 For I do not wish to see you
now just in passing; for I hope to
remain with you for some time, if the Lord permits. (Corinth: “I do not wish to
see you now just in passing”)
10 Now if Timothy comes,
see that he is with you without cause to be afraid; for he is doing the Lord's
work, as I also am. (Corinth: “see that he is with you without cause to be
afraid”)
NAS 2 Corinthians 4:4 in whose case the god of
this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that they might not see
the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. (Devil:
“that they might not see the light of the gospel”)
NAS 2 Corinthians 7:8 For though I caused you
sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it; though I did regret it-- for I see that that letter caused you
sorrow, though only for a while—(“I see that that
letter caused you sorrow”)
NAS 2 Corinthians 8:7 But just as you abound in
everything, in faith and utterance and knowledge and in all earnestness and in
the love we inspired in you, see that you abound in this gracious work also. (“see that you abound in this gracious
work also”)
NAS 2 Corinthians 13:5 Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine
yourselves! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is
in you-- unless indeed you fail the test? (“Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith”)
NAS Galatians 1:19 But I did not see any other
of the apostles except James, the Lord's brother. (“I did not see any other of
the apostles except James”)
NAS Galatians 6:11 See with what large letters
I am writing to you with my own hand. (All)
NAS Ephesians 5:33 Nevertheless let each
individual among you also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see to it that she respect her husband. (“let the wife see to it that she respect her husband”)
NAS Philippians 1:27 Only conduct yourselves in a
manner worthy of the gospel of Christ; so that whether I come and see you or
remain absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with
one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel; (“whether I come and
see you or remain absent”)
NAS Philippians 2:23 Therefore I hope to send him
immediately, as soon as I see how things go
with me; (All)
28 Therefore I have sent
him all the more eagerly in order that when you see him again you may rejoice
and I may be less concerned about you.
(“when you see him again you may rejoice”)
NAS Philippians 4:1 Therefore, my beloved
brethren whom I long to see, my joy
and crown, so stand firm in the Lord, my beloved. (“my beloved brethren whom I
long to see”)
NAS Colossians 2:5 For even though I am absent
in body, nevertheless I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good
discipline and the stability of your faith in Christ. (“rejoicing to see your good discipline”)
8 See to it that no one
takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the
tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather
than according to Christ. (“See to it that no one takes you captive through
philosophy and empty deception”)
NAS 1 Thessalonians 2:17 But we, brethren, having
been bereft of you for a short while-- in person, not in spirit-- were all the
more eager with great desire to see your face. (“eager with great desire to see
your face”)
NAS 1 Thessalonians 3:6 But now that Timothy has
come to us from you, and has brought us good news of your faith and love, and
that you always think kindly of us, longing to see us just as we also long to
see you, (“longing to see us just as we also long to see you”)
10 as we night and day
keep praying most earnestly that we may see your face, and may complete what is
lacking in your faith? (“praying most earnestly that we may see your face”)
NAS 1 Thessalonians 5:15 See that no one repays
another with evil for evil, but always seek after that which is good for one
another and for all men. (“See that no one repays another with evil for evil”)
NAS 1 Timothy 6:16 who alone possesses
immortality and dwells in unapproachable light; whom no man has seen or can
see. To Him be honor and eternal
dominion! Amen. (“whom no man has seen or can see”)
NAS 2 Timothy 1:4 longing to see you, even as
I recall your tears, so that I may be filled with joy. (“longing to see you”)
NAS Hebrews 2:8 Thou hast put all things in
subjection under his feet." For in subjecting all things to him, He left
nothing that is not subject to him. But now we do not yet see all things
subjected to him. (“we do not yet see all things subjected to him”)
9 But we do see Him who
has been made for a little while lower than the angels, namely, Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory
and honor, that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone. (“we do
see Him who has been made for a little while lower than the angels, namely, Jesus”)
NAS Hebrews 3:19 And so we see that they were not able to enter because of unbelief.
(All)
NAS Hebrews 8:5 who serve a copy and shadow
of the heavenly things, just as Moses was warned by God when he was about to erect the tabernacle; for,
"See," He says, "that you make all things according to the
pattern which was shown you on the mountain." (“See," He says,
"that you make all things according to the pattern which was shown you on
the mountain”)
NAS Hebrews 10:25 not forsaking our own
assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more, as you
see the day drawing near. (“see the day drawing near”)
NAS Hebrews 11:5 By faith Enoch was taken up
so that he should not see death; and he was not found because God took him up;
for he obtained the witness that before his being taken up
he was pleasing to God. (“By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see
death”)
NAS Hebrews 12:14 Pursue peace with all men,
and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord. (“sanctification
without which no one will see the Lord”)
15 See to it that no one
comes short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springing up causes
trouble, and by it many be defiled; (“See to it that
no one comes short of the grace of God”)
25 See to it that you do
not refuse Him who is speaking. For if those did not escape when they refused
him who warned them on earth, much
less shall we escape who turn away from Him who warns from heaven. (“See to it that you do not refuse Him who is
speaking”)
NAS Hebrews 13:23 Take notice that our brother
Timothy has been released, with whom, if he comes soon, I shall see you. (“I
shall see you”)
NAS James 2:22 You see that faith was
working with his works, and as a result of the works, faith was perfected;
(“You see that faith was working with his works”)
24 You see that a man is
justified by works, and not by faith alone. (All)
NAS 1 Peter 1:8 and though you have not seen
Him, you love Him, and though you do not see Him now, but believe in Him, you
greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, (All)
NAS 1 Peter 3:10 For, "Let him who means
to love life and see good days Refrain his tongue from evil and his lips from
speaking guile. (All)
NAS 1 John 3:1 See how great a love the
Father has bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and such we are. For this reason
the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. (“See how great a love
the Father has bestowed upon us”)
2 Beloved, now we are
children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we shall be. We know that,
when He appears, we shall be like Him, because we shall see Him just as He is.
(“we shall see Him just as He is”)
NAS 1 John 4:1 Beloved, do not believe
every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God; because
many false prophets have gone out into the world. (“test the spirits to see
whether they are from God”)
NAS 3 John 1:14 but I hope to see you
shortly, and we shall speak face to face. Peace be to you. The friends greet you. Greet the friends by name. (“I
hope to see you shortly”)
NAS Revelation 1:7 Behold, He is coming with
the clouds, and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and all the
tribes of the earth will mourn over Him. Even so. Amen. (“He is coming with the
clouds, and every eye will see Him”)
11 saying, "Write in
a book what you see, and send it to
the seven churches: to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira
and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea." (“Write in a book what
you see”)
12 And I turned to see
the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned I saw seven golden
lampstands; (“I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me”)
NAS Revelation 3:18 I advise you to buy from Me
gold refined by fire, that you may become rich, and white garments, that you
may clothe yourself, and that the
shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and eye salve to anoint your eyes,
that you may see. (“eye salve to anoint your eyes, that you may see”)
NAS Revelation 9:20 And the rest of mankind, who
were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands,
so as not to worship demons, and the idols of gold and of silver and of brass
and of stone and of wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk; (“idols of
gold and of silver and of brass and of stone and of wood, which can neither see
nor hear nor walk”)
NAS Revelation 16:15 ("Behold, I am coming
like a thief. Blessed is the one who stays awake and keeps his garments, lest
he walk about naked and men see his shame.") (“lest he walk about naked
and men see his shame”)
NAS Revelation 17:8 "The beast that you saw
was and is not, and is about to come up out of the abyss and to go to
destruction. And those who dwell on the earth will wonder, whose name has not
been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they
see the beast, that he was and is not and will come. (“when they see the
beast”)
NAS Revelation 18:7 "To the degree that she
glorified herself and lived sensuously, to the same degree give her torment and
mourning; for she says in her heart, 'I sit as
a queen and I am not a widow, and will never see mourning.' (“I sit as a queen and I am not a widow, and
will never see mourning”)
9 "And the kings of
the earth, who committed acts of immorality
and lived sensuously with her, will weep and lament over her when they see the
smoke of her burning, (Re Babylon: “lament over her when they see the smoke of
her burning”)
NAS Revelation 22:4 and they shall see His face,
and His name shall be on their
foreheads. (All)