Exodus 33:20 KJV — MannaFest

Exodus 33:20

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

KJV

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ASV

And he said, Thou canst not see my face; for man shall not see me and live.

WEB

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

YLT

He saith also, `Thou art unable to see My face, for man doth not see Me, and live;'

DBT

And he said, Thou canst not see my face; for Man shall not see me, and live.

About this book

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Exodus — Deliverance, covenant, presence. A slave-people redeemed from Egypt, brought to Sinai, and given a tabernacle so that God might dwell among them.

Author: Moses — traditional attribution; internal narrator identifies Moses as recorder (17:14, 24:4, 34:27)
Date: 15th or 13th century BC, depending on chronology of the exodus

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21 verses on the floor

Genesis 32:30
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
John 1:18
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
1 Timothy 6:16
Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
Isaiah 6:5
Then said I, 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 mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.
Exodus 33:18
And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory.

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I beseech thee, show me thy glory--This is one of the most mysterious scenes described in the Bible: he had, for his comfort and encouragement, a splendid and full display of the divine majesty, not in its unveiled effulgence, but as far as the weakness of humanity would admit. The face, hand, back parts, are to be understood figuratively.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

A full discovery of the glory of God would quite overpower the faculties of any mortal man in this present state, and overwhelm him, even Moses himself. Man is mean and unworthy of it, weak and could not bear it, guilty and could not but dread it. It is in compassion to our infirmity that God holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth a cloud upon it, Job xxvi.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

And I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious - In bestowing his gifts, and is not debtor to any, nor accountable to any; all his reasons of mercy are fetched from within himself, not from any merit in his creatures, and I will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy - For his grace is always free.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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H3201194× in canon H2421282× in canon

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EXO 33:20JHN 1:18 COL 1:15
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
EXO 33:20JHN 1:18 JHN 6:46
EXO 33:20JHN 1:18 MAT 11:27
EXO 33:20JHN 1:18 LUK 10:22
EXO 33:201TI 6:16 JHN 1:18
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
EXO 33:20JHN 1:18 1JN 4:12
EXO 33:201TI 6:16 1TI 1:17
EXO 33:20ISA 6:5 LUK 5:8-9

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