Deuteronomy 5:26

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“For who of all flesh has heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the fire, as we have, and survived?”

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BSBPD

“For who of all flesh has heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the fire, as we have, and survived?”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“For who of all flesh <FI>is<Fi> he who hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire like us--and doth live?”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Deuteronomy 5:26 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 6:12And God looked upon the earth and saw that it was corrupt; for all living creatures on the earth had corrupted their ways.
  2. Genesis 32:31The sun rose above him as he passed by Penuel, and he was limping because of his hip.
  3. Deuteronomy 4:33Has a people ever heard the voice of God speaking out of the fire, as you have, and lived?
  4. Joshua 3:10He continued, “This is how you will know that the living God is among you and that He will surely drive out before you the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites, and Jebusites.
  5. Psalms 42:2My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come and appear in God’s presence?
  6. Psalms 42:3My tears have been my food both day and night, while men ask me all day long, “Where is your God?”
  7. Psalms 84:2My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
  8. Isaiah 40:6A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field.
  9. Jeremiah 10:10But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation.
  10. Daniel 6:26I hereby decree that in every part of my kingdom, men are to tremble in fear before the God of Daniel: For He is the living God, and He endures forever; His kingdom will never be destroyed, and His dominion will never end.
  11. Matthew 26:63But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to Him, “I charge You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God.”
  12. Acts 14:15“Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them.
  13. Romans 3:20Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law. For the law merely brings awareness of sin.
  14. 2 Corinthians 6:16What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”
  15. 1 Thessalonians 1:9For they themselves report what kind of welcome you gave us, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God

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