Verse 20

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Isa 6:5 : 5 Then I said, "Woe to me! For I am ruined because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts."
  • Gen 32:30 : 30 Jacob said, 'Please tell me your name.' But he replied, 'Why do you ask my name?' Then he blessed him there.
  • Exod 24:10 : 10 They saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was something like a pavement of sapphire stone, as clear as the sky itself.
  • John 1:18 : 18 No one has ever seen God; the one and only Son, who is in the closest relationship with the Father, has made Him known.
  • 1 Tim 6:16 : 16 He alone has immortality and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has seen Him or can see Him. To Him be honor and eternal power. Amen.
  • Deut 5:24 : 24 And you said, 'Behold, the LORD our God has shown us His glory and His greatness, and we have heard His voice from the fire. Today we have seen that a person can live even if God speaks with them.
  • Judg 6:22 : 22 When Gideon realized that it was the angel of the Lord, he exclaimed, 'Alas, Sovereign Lord! I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face!'
  • Judg 13:22 : 22 Manoah said to his wife, "We are sure to die, because we have seen God!"
  • Heb 1:13 : 13 To which of the angels did God ever say, 'Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet'?
  • Rev 1:16-17 : 16 He held seven stars in His right hand, a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth, and His face shone like the sun in its full brilliance. 17 When I saw Him, I fell at His feet as though dead. Then He placed His right hand on me and said, 'Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last,