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Exodus 33:20

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

And he said {H559}, Thou canst {H3201} not see {H7200} my face {H6440}: for there shall no man {H120} see {H7200} me, and live {H2425}.

But my face," he continued, "you cannot see, because a human being cannot look at me and remain alive.

But He added, “You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and live.”

And he said, Thou canst not see my face; for man shall not see me and live.

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Cross-References

  • John 1:18 (13 votes)

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

  • Genesis 32:30 (13 votes)

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

  • 1 Timothy 6:16 (12 votes)

    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.

  • Isaiah 6:5 (11 votes)

    ¶ 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.

  • Judges 6:22 (8 votes)

    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.

  • Judges 13:22 (7 votes)

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

  • Exodus 24:10 (7 votes)

    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.