Judges 13:22
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““We are going to die,” he said to his wife, “for we have seen God!””
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BSBPD
““We are going to die,” he said to his wife, “for we have seen God!””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And Manoah saith unto his wife, `We certainly die, for we have seen God.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Judges 13:22 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 32:30So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”
- Exodus 3:6Then He said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.
- Exodus 24:9Then Moses went up with Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel,
- Exodus 24:10and they saw the God of Israel. Under His feet was a work like a pavement made of sapphire, as clear as the sky itself.
- Exodus 33:20But He added, “You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and live.”
- Deuteronomy 4:38to drive out before you nations greater and mightier than you, and to bring you into their land and give it to you for your inheritance, as it is this day.
- Deuteronomy 5:26For who of all flesh has heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the fire, as we have, and survived?
- Judges 6:22When Gideon realized that it was the angel of the LORD, he said, “Oh no, Lord GOD! I have seen the angel of the LORD face to face!”
- Isaiah 6:5Then I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts.”
- 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.
- John 5:37And the Father who sent Me has Himself testified about Me. You have never heard His voice nor seen His form,
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