A moment in scripture
Exodus 33:20
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And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.
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The surrounding passage
- Exodus 33:18
And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory.
- Exodus 33:19
And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.
- Exodus 33:21
And the Lord said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock:
- Exodus 33:22
And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by:
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.