They said therefore to him, "Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"

 So, then, even if Jesus Christ had never come into this world in bodily form, it would still have been possible for men to see God's word, God's Logos ( G3056) , God's reason in action. But, although the action of the word was there for all to see, men never recognized him. 