Whom no man hath seen, nor can see:— This might be an allusion either to the eastern courts, where the people were not admitted into the royal presence, or to behold the face of their king; or, to the inaccessible light and glory in which God dwelt in the holy of holies;—or perhaps to both. See Exodus 33:20. 1 John 4:12; 1 John 4:20. But whether it alludes to any thing temporal or not, it is peculiarly expressive of the essence of God.
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1 Timothy 6:16
16 Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.