John 12:45
And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.
Cross-references
John 12:41 shows Isaiah saw Jesus' glory, confirming that seeing Jesus is seeing divine glory as stated in the main verse.
John 14:9 directly restates that seeing Jesus is seeing the Father, a near-identical teaching to the main verse.
John 14:10 explains the mutual indwelling of Father and Son, expanding on the main verse's identification of Jesus with the Father.
John 15:24 describes how people saw Jesus' works yet hated both Jesus and the Father, illustrating rejection of the unified divine identity.
2 Corinthians 4:6 expands this: God’s light shines in our hearts to give knowledge of his glory in the face of Christ.
Colossians 1:15 explicitly calls Christ the image of the invisible God — directly parallel to seeing the Father through the Son.
Hebrews 1:3 describes Christ as the exact representation of God’s being, echoing the claim that seeing Jesus reveals the Father.
1 John 5:20 affirms that Jesus Christ is the true God — seeing him is seeing the Father himself.
Mark 9:37 parallels this logic: receiving a child in Jesus’ name receives Jesus, who represents the Father — same idea of representation.
Luke 9:48 echoes the same reception formula: receiving Christ receives the one who sent him — directly parallel.
2 Corinthians 4:4 calls Christ the image of God, but notes unbelievers are blinded to this light — directly parallel to the truth of John 12:45.