16 Bible Verses about Not Seeing God

And the LORD spake unto you out of the fire and ye heard the voice of the words; But saw no image, save heard a voice only.

Take heed unto yourselves diligently as pertaining unto your souls, for ye saw no manner of image the day when the LORD spake unto you in Horeb out of the fire;

And he said furthermore, "Thou mayest not see my face, for there shall no man see me and live."

And then I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen."

"When thou speakest, then, should not he pardon thee, if thou open thyself before him, and put thy trust in him?

No man hath seen God at any time. The only begotten son, which is in the father's bosom, hath declared him.

No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfect in us.

And the father himself, which hath sent me, beareth witness of me. Ye have not heard his voice at any time; Nor yet have seen his shape.

which only hath immortality, and dwelleth in light that no man can attain, whom never man saw, neither can see: unto whom be honour and rule everlasting. Amen.

not that any man hath seen the father, save he which is of God. The same hath seen the father.

All that abide in him, sin not: And all that sin hath not seen him, neither hath known him.

If a man say, "I love God," and yet hate his brother, he is a liar. For how can he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, love God whom he hath not seen?

I spake within myself, 'I shall never visit the LORD God in this life: I shall never see man among the dwellers of the world.

For since the beginning of the world there was none except thou, O God, that heard or perceived; neither hath any eye seen what thou doest, for them that put their trust in thee.

And he said, "I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob." And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look upon God.

'I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.' Moses trembled and durst not behold.