Verse 23

then I will take away my hand, and you will see my back; but my face shall not be seen."

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 33:20 : 20 He said, "You cannot see my face, for man may not see me and live."
  • John 1:18 : 18 No one has seen God at any time. The one and only 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, nor can see: to whom be honor and eternal power. Amen.
  • 1 Cor 13:12 : 12 For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, even as I was also fully known.
  • Job 11:7 : 7 "Can you fathom the mystery of God? Or can you probe the limits of the Almighty?
  • Job 26:14 : 14 Behold, these are but the outskirts of his ways. How small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?"