KJV King James Version
And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory.
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Exodus 33:18
And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then Moses said, “Please show me Your glory.”
WEB World English Bible
He said, “Please show me your glory.”
ASV American Standard Version
And he said, Show me, I pray thee, thy glory.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And he saith, ‘Shew me, I pray Thee, Thine honour;’
Surrounding context — Exodus 33
15 And he said unto him, If thy presence go not [with me], carry us not up hence.
16 For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? [is it] not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that [are] upon the face of the earth.
17 And the LORD said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken: for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee by name.
18 And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory.
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.
20 And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.
21 And the LORD said, Behold, [there is] a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock:
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Revelation 21:23And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb [is] the light thereof.Titus 2:13Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;Exodus 33:20And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.1 Timothy 6:16Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom [be] honour and power everlasting. Amen.2 Corinthians 4:6For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to [give] the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.John 1:18No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].2 Corinthians 3:18But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, [even] as by the Spirit of the Lord.Psalm 4:6[There be] many that say, Who will shew us [any] good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
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