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.”

²⁰ But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for no one may see^(A) me and live.”

²⁶ For what mortal has ever heard the voice of the living God speaking out of fire, as we have, and survived?^(A)

²² When Gideon realized^(A) that it was the angel of the Lord, he exclaimed, “Alas, Sovereign Lord! I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face!”^(B)

²³ But the Lord said to him, “Peace! Do not be afraid.^(A) You are not going to die.”^(B)