20And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.
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And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
Who 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.
Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.
And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the LORD, Gideon said, Alas, O Lord GOD! for because I have seen an angel of the LORD face to face.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 12-23)Moses, having returned to the door of the tabernacle, becomes a humble and importunate supplicant there for two very great favours, and as a prince he has power with God, and prevails for both: herein he was a type of Christ the great intercessor, whom the Father heareth always . I. He is very earnest with God for a grant of his presence with Israel in the rest of their march to Canaan, notwithsta…
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