Exodus 33:20 “But He added, “You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and live.…”

Exodus 33:20

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

He said, “You cannot see my face, for man may not see me and live.”

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

Furthermore he sayde, Thou canst not see my face, for there shall no man see me, and liue.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

But it is not possible for you to see my face, for no man may see me and still go on living.

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Cross references

“Thou canst not”

Genesis 32:30 John 1:18 1 Timothy 6:16 Isaiah 6:5 Judges 6:22 Judges 13:22

Genesis 32:30 · BSB

So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”

John 1:18 · BSB

No 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 Timothy 6:16 · BSB

He 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.

Isaiah 6:5 · BSB

Then 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.”

Judges 6:22 · BSB

When 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!”

Judges 13:22 · BSB

“We are going to die,” he said to his wife, “for we have seen God!”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

19“I will cause all My goodness to pass before you,” the LORD replied, “and I will proclaim My name—the LORD—in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”

21The LORD continued, “There is a place near Me where you are to stand upon a rock,

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