Add parallel Print Page Options

30 So Jacob called the place Peniel,[a] saying, “For I have seen God face to face, yet my life is preserved.”(A)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 32.30 That is, the face of God

30 So Jacob called the place Peniel,[a] saying, “It is because I saw God face to face,(A) and yet my life was spared.”

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 32:30 Peniel means face of God.

With him I speak face to face—clearly, not in riddles,
    and he beholds the form of the Lord.

“Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?”(A)

Read full chapter

With him I speak face to face,
    clearly and not in riddles;(A)
    he sees the form of the Lord.(B)
Why then were you not afraid
    to speak against my servant Moses?”(C)

Read full chapter

10 and they saw the God of Israel. Under his feet there was something like a pavement of sapphire stone, like the very heaven for clearness.(A) 11 God[a] did not lay his hand on the chief men of the Israelites; they beheld God, and they ate and drank.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 24.11 Heb He

10 and saw(A) the God of Israel. Under his feet was something like a pavement made of lapis lazuli,(B) as bright blue as the sky.(C) 11 But God did not raise his hand against these leaders of the Israelites; they saw(D) God, and they ate and drank.(E)

Read full chapter

13 So she named the Lord who spoke to her, “You are El-roi,”[a] for she said, “Have I really seen God and remained alive after seeing him?”[b](A)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 16.13 Perhaps God of seeing or God who sees
  2. 16.13 Meaning of Heb uncertain

13 She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,(A)” for she said, “I have now seen[a] the One who sees me.”(B)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 16:13 Or seen the back of

And I said, “Woe is me! I am lost, for I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, yet my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!”(A)

Read full chapter

“Woe(A) to me!” I cried. “I am ruined!(B) For I am a man of unclean lips,(C) and I live among a people of unclean lips,(D) and my eyes have seen(E) the King,(F) the Lord Almighty.”(G)

Read full chapter

24 and you said, ‘Look, the Lord our God has shown us his glory and greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the fire. We have seen this day that God may speak to someone and the person may still live.(A)

Read full chapter

24 And you said, “The Lord our God has shown us(A) his glory and his majesty,(B) and we have heard his voice from the fire. Today we have seen that a person can live even if God speaks with them.(C)

Read full chapter

18 No one has ever seen God. It is the only Son, himself God, who[a] is close to the Father’s heart,[b] who has made him known.(A)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 1.18 Other ancient authorities read is the only Son who
  2. 1.18 Gk bosom

18 No one has ever seen God,(A) but the one and only Son, who is himself God and[a](B) is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. John 1:18 Some manuscripts but the only Son, who

19 And he said, “I will make all my goodness pass before you and will proclaim before you the name, ‘The Lord,’[a] and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.(A) 20 But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for no one shall see me and live.”(B) 21 And the Lord continued, “See, there is a place by me where you shall stand on the rock, 22 and while my glory passes by I will put you in a cleft of the rock, and I will cover you with my hand until I have passed by; 23 then I will take away my hand, and you shall see my back, but my face shall not be seen.”(C)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 33.19 Heb YHWH; see note at 3.15

19 And the Lord said, “I will cause all my goodness to pass(A) in front of you, and I will proclaim my name,(B) the Lord, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.(C) 20 But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for no one may see(D) me and live.”

21 Then the Lord said, “There is a place near me where you may stand on a rock. 22 When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock(E) and cover you with my hand(F) until I have passed by. 23 Then I will remove my hand and you will see my back; but my face must not be seen.”

Read full chapter

27 By faith he left Egypt, unafraid of the king’s anger, for he persevered as though[a] he saw him who is invisible.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 11.27 Or because

27 By faith he left Egypt,(A) not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw him who is invisible.

Read full chapter

10 but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ,[a] who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.(A)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 1.10 Other ancient authorities read Christ Jesus

10 but it has now been revealed(A) through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus,(B) who has destroyed death(C) and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.

Read full chapter

17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know him,(A)

Read full chapter

17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father,(A) may give you the Spirit[a] of wisdom(B) and revelation, so that you may know him better.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 1:17 Or a spirit

14 He said, “My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”(A)

Read full chapter

The Supremacy of Christ

15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation,(A)

Read full chapter

The Supremacy of the Son of God

15 The Son is the image(A) of the invisible God,(B) the firstborn(C) over all creation.

Read full chapter