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Exodus 33:20

WEB

20He said, “You cannot see my face, for man may not see me and live.”

KJV

20And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.

BSB

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

FBV

20But you won't be able to see my face, because no one can see my face and live.”

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Extra References

John 1:18

18[+] No one has seen God at any time. The only born[+] Son,[+] who is in the bosom of the Father, has declared him.


Genesis 32:30

30Jacob called the name of the place Peniel;[+] for he said, “I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.”


1 Timothy 6:16

16He alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen nor can see, to whom be honor and eternal power. Amen.


Isaiah 6:5

5Then I said, “Woe is me! For I am undone, because I am a man of unclean lips and I live among a people of unclean lips, for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Armies!”


Judges 13:22

22Manoah said to his wife, “We shall surely die, because we have seen God.”


Judges 6:22

22Gideon saw that he was the LORD’s angel; and Gideon said, “Alas, Lord GOD! Because I have seen the LORD’s angel face to face!”


Deuteronomy 5:24

24and you said, “Behold, the LORD our God has shown us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the middle of the fire. We have seen today that God does speak with man, and he lives.


Revelation 1:16-17

16He had seven stars in his right hand. Out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest. 17When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. He laid his right hand on me, saying, “Don’t be afraid. I am the first and the last,


Exodus 24:10

10They saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was like a paved work of sapphire[+] stone, like the skies for clearness.


Hebrews 1:13

13But which of the angels has he told at any time, Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet?”