12 Bible Verses about Shining Faces

Most Relevant Verses

Exodus 34:30

When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to approach him.

Ecclesiastes 8:1

Who is a wise person? Who knows the solution to a problem? A person's wisdom brightens his appearance, and softens his harsh countenance.

Acts 6:15

All who were sitting in the council looked intently at Stephen and saw his face was like the face of an angel.

2 Corinthians 3:7

But if the ministry that produced death -- carved in letters on stone tablets -- came with glory, so that the Israelites could not keep their eyes fixed on the face of Moses because of the glory of his face (a glory which was made ineffective),

Numbers 6:24-26

"The Lord bless you and protect you; The Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you; The Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace."'

Exodus 34:29-35

Now when Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand -- when he came down from the mountain, Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him. When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to approach him. But Moses called to them, so Aaron and all the leaders of the community came back to him, and Moses spoke to them.read more.
After this all the Israelites approached, and he commanded them all that the Lord had spoken to him on Mount Sinai. When Moses finished speaking with them, he would put a veil on his face. But when Moses went in before the Lord to speak with him, he would remove the veil until he came out. Then he would come out and tell the Israelites what he had been commanded. When the Israelites would see the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses' face shone, Moses would put the veil on his face again, until he went in to speak with the Lord.

Psalm 80:7

O God, invincible warrior, restore us! Smile on us! Then we will be delivered!

Bible Theasaurus

Never miss a post

NET Bible copyright © 1996-2006 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. NetBible