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Exodus 33:20

God's holiness

18 And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory.

19 And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.

And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.

21 And the LORD said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock:

22 And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by:

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
But He added, “You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and live.”
KJV
And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.
WEB
He said, “You cannot see my face, for man may not see me and live.”
ASV
And he said, Thou canst not see my face; for man shall not see me and live.
DARBY
And he said, Thou canst not see my face; for Man shall not see me, and live.
BLB
And He said, “You are not able to see My face, for a man shall not see Me and live.”
ÅB
Og han sa: Du kan ikke se mitt åsyn; for intet menneske kan se meg og leve.
OTB
Men han sa: «Du kan ikke se mitt ansikt, for intet menneske kan se meg og leve.»
B1930
Og han sa: Du kan ikke se mitt åsyn; for intet menneske kan se mig og leve.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Genesis 32:30

    And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.

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  • John 1:18

    No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

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  • 1 Timothy 6:16

    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.

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  • Isaiah 6:5

    Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.

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  • Judges 13:22

    And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.

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  • Deuteronomy 5:24

    And ye said, Behold, the LORD our God hath shewed us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God doth talk with man, and he liveth.

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  • Judges 6:22

    And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the LORD, Gideon said, Alas, O Lord GOD! for because I have seen an angel of the LORD face to face.

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  • Exodus 24:10

    And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness.

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