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Exodus 33:20 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Exodus 33:20 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Exodus chapter 33 verse 20 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.”
Exodus 33:20 (KJV)
Commentary on Exodus 33:20
And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live—God establishes a crucial limitation: seeing the divine 'face' (פָּנַי, panai—God's essence, full unveiled glory) would annihilate mortal humanity. This explains the apparent contradiction with v.11's 'face to face'—that phrase meant relational intimacy, not visual perception of divine essence. The principle holds throughout Scripture until glorification enables believers to 'see his face' (Revelation 22:4). This verse reveals both human limitation (we cannot bear unmediated holiness) and divine protection (God sh...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Exodus 33:20
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“he said”
“{NU reads God} who is in the bosom of the Father”
“dwelling in unapproachable light; whom no man has seen”
“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 my eyes have seen the King, Yahweh of Armies!”
“Alas”
“We shall surely die”
“Behold”
“lapis lazuli} stone”
“And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.”
“Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet?{Psalm 110:1}”