¹⁰ “No, please!” said Jacob. “If I have found favor in your eyes,^(A) accept this gift^(B) from me. For to see your face is like seeing the face of God,^(C) now that you have received me favorably.^(D)

⁴ They will see his face,^(A) and his name will be on their foreheads.^(B)

The Parable of the Wandering Sheep^(A)

¹⁰ “See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels^(B) in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.

² This is what the Lord says:

³² Absalom said to Joab, “Look, I sent word to you and said, ‘Come here so I can send you to the king to ask, “Why have I come from Geshur?^(A) It would be better for me if I were still there!”’ Now then, I want to see the king’s face, and if I am guilty of anything, let him put me to death.”^(B)

²⁸ Absalom lived two years in Jerusalem without seeing the king’s face.

²⁴ But the king said, “He must go to his own house; he must not see my face.” So Absalom went to his own house and did not see the face of the king.

¹³ “Good,” said David. “I will make an agreement with you. But I demand one thing of you: Do not come into my presence unless you bring Michal daughter of Saul when you come to see me.”^(A)