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Exodus 20:20

WEB

20Moses said to the people, “Don’t be afraid, for God has come to test you, and that his fear may be before you, that you won’t sin.”

KJV

20And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.

BSB

20“Do not be afraid,” Moses replied. “For God has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be before you, to keep you from sinning.”

FBV

20Moses told them, “Do not be afraid, for God has only come to test you. He wants you to be in awe of him so that you don't sin.”

Related Resources

Book of Exodus Summary: A Complete Animated Overview (Part 2) - BibleProject

Extra References

Deuteronomy 13:3

3you shall not listen to the words of that prophet, or to that dreamer of dreams; for the LORD your God is testing you, to know whether you love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

Proverbs 3:7

7Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

Isaiah 8:13

13The LORD of Armies is who you must respect as holy. He is the one you must fear. He is the one you must dread.

1 Samuel 12:20

20Samuel said to the people, “Don’t be afraid. You have indeed done all this evil; yet don’t turn away from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart.

Genesis 22:1

1After these things, God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” He said, “Here I am.”

Deuteronomy 8:2

2You shall remember all the way which the LORD your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, to test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments or not.

Proverbs 16:6

6By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for. By the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.

Job 28:28

28To man he said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord,[+] that is wisdom. To depart from evil is understanding.’”

Nehemiah 5:15

15But the former governors who were before me were supported by the people, and took bread and wine from them, plus forty shekels[+] of silver; yes, even their servants ruled over the people, but I didn’t do so, because of the fear of God.

Exodus 15:25-26

25Then he cried to the LORD. The LORD showed him a tree, and he threw it into the waters, and the waters were made sweet. There he made a statute and an ordinance for them, and there he tested them. 26He said, “If you will diligently listen to the LORD your God’s voice, and will do that which is right in his eyes, and will pay attention to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have put on the Egyptians; for I am the LORD who heals you.”