Exodus 33:20

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he said, You cannot see my face: for no man shall see me, and live.

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  • Isa 6:5 : 5 Then I said, 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 my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.
  • Gen 32:30 : 30 And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
  • Exod 24:10 : 10 And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness.
  • John 1:18 : 18 No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has declared him.
  • 1 Tim 6:16 : 16 Who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see: to whom be honor and everlasting 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 out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God does talk with man, and he lives.
  • Judg 6:22 : 22 And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the LORD, Gideon said, Alas, O Lord GOD! for I have seen an angel of the LORD face to face.
  • Judg 13:22 : 22 And Manoah said to his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.
  • Heb 1:13 : 13 But to which of the angels did He at any time say, Sit on My right hand, until I make Your enemies Your footstool?
  • Rev 1:16-17 : 16 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp two-edged sword: and his face was like the sun shining in its strength. 17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand on me, saying to me, Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Exod 33:21-23
    3 verses
    80%

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

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

    23And I will take away my hand, and you shall see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.

  • Exod 10:28-29
    2 verses
    77%

    28And Pharaoh said to him, Get away from me, take heed to yourself, see my face no more; for in the day you see my face, you shall die.

    29And Moses said, You have spoken well; I will see your face again no more.

  • Exod 33:11-19
    9 verses
    75%

    11And the LORD spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. And he returned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, did not depart from the tabernacle.

    12And Moses said to the LORD, See, you say to me, 'Bring up this people: and you have not let me know whom you will send with me.' Yet you have said, 'I know you by name, and you have also found grace in my sight.'

    13Now therefore, I pray you, if I have found grace in your sight, show me now your way, that I may know you, that I may find grace in your sight: and consider that this nation is your people.

    14And he said, My presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest.

    15And he said to him, If your presence does not go with me, do not carry us up from here.

    16For wherein shall it be known here that I and your people have found grace in your sight? is it not in that you go with us? so shall we be separate, I and your people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth.

    17And the LORD said to Moses, I will do this thing also that you have spoken: for you have found grace in my sight, and I know you by name.

    18And he said, I beseech you, show me your glory.

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

  • Exod 34:2-3
    2 verses
    73%

    2Be ready in the morning, and come up in the morning to Mount Sinai, and present yourself there to me at the top of the mountain.

    3No one shall come up with you, nor let anyone be seen throughout all the mountain; neither let the flocks nor herds graze in front of that mountain.

  • Exod 3:4-6
    3 verses
    73%

    4And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here I am.

    5And he said, Do not draw near here; take off your shoes from your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.

    6Moreover he said, I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look upon God.

  • Num 12:8
    73%

    8'With him I will speak face to face, clearly, and not in dark speeches; and he will see the likeness of the LORD. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?'

  • Exod 20:18-22
    5 verses
    73%

    18And all the people saw the thunderings, the lightning flashes, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they trembled and stood afar off.

    19Then they said to Moses, 'You speak with us and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.’

    20And Moses said to the people, 'Do not fear, for God has come to test you, and that His fear may be before you, so that you may not sin.'

    21So the people stood afar off, but Moses drew near the thick darkness where God was.

    22And the LORD said to Moses, 'Thus you shall say to the children of Israel: You have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.

  • Isa 38:11
    72%

    11I said, I shall not see the LORD, the LORD, in the land of the living: I shall see man no more among the inhabitants of the world.

  • Deut 5:24
    72%

    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 midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God does talk with man, and he lives.

  • Job 13:20
    71%

    20Only do not do two things to me, then I will not hide myself from you.

  • Exod 19:23-24
    2 verses
    71%

    23And Moses said to the LORD, The people cannot come up to Mount Sinai, for you have warned us, saying, Set boundaries about the mount, and sanctify it.

    24And the LORD said to him, Away, get down, and you shall come up, you and Aaron with you, but let not the priests and the people break through to come up to the LORD, lest he break out against them.

  • Acts 7:31-33
    3 verses
    71%

    31When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight; and as he drew near to observe, the voice of the Lord came to him,

    32Saying, I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled and did not dare to look.

    33Then the Lord said to him, Take off your sandals from your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.

  • Deut 18:16
    70%

    16According to all that you desired of the LORD your God in Horeb on the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God, nor let me see this great fire anymore, lest I die.

  • Gen 32:30
    70%

    30And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.

  • Num 4:20
    70%

    20But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.

  • Deut 32:52
    70%

    52Yet you shall see the land before you; but you shall not go there to the land which I give the children of Israel.

  • Exod 34:6
    70%

    6And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, "The LORD, the LORD God, merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in goodness and truth,"

  • Deut 5:4
    70%

    4The LORD talked with you face to face on the mountain out of the midst of the fire,

  • Exod 24:2
    69%

    2And Moses alone shall come near the LORD: but they shall not come near; neither shall the people go up with him.

  • Exod 20:3
    69%

    3You shall have no other gods before Me.

  • Exod 33:3
    69%

    3To a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up in your midst; for you are a stiff-necked people: lest I consume you on the way.

  • Job 19:27
    69%

    27Whom I shall see for myself, and my eyes shall behold, and not another. How my heart yearns within me!

  • Judg 13:22
    69%

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

  • Judg 6:17
    69%

    17And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in your sight, then show me a sign that you talk with me.

  • Exod 19:21
    69%

    21And the LORD said to Moses, Go down, warn the people, lest they break through to the LORD to gaze, and many of them perish.

  • Heb 12:21
    69%

    21And so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, "I am exceedingly afraid and trembling."

  • Exod 19:12
    68%

    12And you shall set boundaries for the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that you do not go up into the mount, or touch the border of it; whoever touches the mount shall surely be put to death:

  • Num 11:15
    68%

    15And if You deal thus with me, kill me, I pray You, out of hand, if I have found favor in Your sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.

  • Num 14:22
    68%

    22Because all those men who have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not listened to my voice;