Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: God was revealed in the flesh, Justified in the spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the nations, Believed on in the world, And received up in glory.
God was manifested in the flesh ...  This is a statement of the Incarnation, however translated, referring to the visitation of the Dayspring from on high.  Only of Almighty God, or of the second Person in the godhead, might it be properly said that he "was manifested in the flesh."