Exodus 33:23
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then I will take My hand away, and you will see My back; but My face must not be seen.””
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“Then I will take My hand away, and you will see My back; but My face must not be seen.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.”
King James Version · Public Domain“and I will take away my hand, and thou shalt see my back; but my face shall not be seen.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and I have turned aside My hands, and thou hast seen My back parts, and My face is not seen.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Exodus 33:23 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 33:20But He added, “You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and live.”
- Job 11:7Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?
- Job 26:14Indeed, these are but the fringes of His ways; how faint is the whisper we hear of Him! Who then can understand the thunder of His power?”
- John 1:18No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.
- 1 Corinthians 13:12Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
- 1 Timothy 6:16He alone is immortal and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has ever seen Him, nor can anyone see Him. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.
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