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There is a kind of seeing with discernment (Mark 4:12, quoting Isa. 6:9), but also a merely external observation of a miracle [[➝ miracles]] or marvel without discernment of its significance (Mark 15:32; John 4:48). That is to say, there can be physical sight, merely; or there can be (John uses another Greek verb) spiritual perception too (John 14:19 and 16:16 ff.) which is the work of faith (John 20:29). The request of the Greeks to ‘see Jesus’ (John 12:21) shows that they are within reach of faith and that this faith is a possibility open to all races. However, whatever degree of sight people may be given now, it will be exceeded in the Kingdom (1 Cor. 2:9; Heb. 11:1). It is suggested that ‘no one has ever seen God’ and he can be ‘known’ only through his Son (John 1:18), but in general this Christian exclusivism is expressed more modestly: it is ‘the glory of God’ which can be ‘seen’ (John 11:40), or ‘knowledge’, rather than ‘sight’, ‘face to face’ (1 Cor. 13:12).

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  • See — See, v. i. 1. To have the power of sight, or of perceiving by the proper organs; to possess or employ the sense of vision; as, he sees distinctly. [1913 Webster] Whereas I was blind, now I see. John ix. 25. [1913 Webster] 2. Figuratively: To have …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • See — See, n. [OE. se, see, OF. se, sed, sied, fr. L. sedes a seat, or the kindred sedere to sit. See {Sit}, and cf. {Siege}.] 1. A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Jove laughed on Venus from his… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • See — Seebildungen I. Seebildungen II …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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