Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.

Bible References

Thou canst not

Genesis 32:30
Then Jacob called the name of the place Peniel [which means] "I have seen God face to face and my life was spared."
Deuteronomy 5:24
you said, 'Look, Yahweh our God has shown us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice from the midst of the fire; this day we have seen that God can speak with a human being, {yet he remains alive}.
Judges 6:22
And Gideon realized that he [was] the angel of Yahweh; and Gideon said, "Oh, my lord Yahweh! For now I have seen the angel of Yahweh face to face."
Judges 13:22
And Manoah said to his wife, "We will certainly die because we have seen God."
Isaiah 6:5
And I said, "Woe to me! For I am destroyed! For I [am] a man {of unclean lips}, and I [am] living among a people {of unclean lips}, for my eyes have seen the king, Yahweh of hosts!"
John 1:18
No one has seen God at any time; the one and only, God, the one who is in the bosom of the Father--that one has made [him] known.
1 Timothy 6:16
the [one who] alone possesses immortality, who lives [in] unapproachable light, whom no human being has seen nor is able to see, to whom [be] honor and eternal power. Amen.
Hebrews 1:13
But to which of the angels has he ever said, "Sit down at my right hand, until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet."
Revelation 1:16
and [he] had in his right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword coming out of his mouth, and his face [was] like the sun shining in its strength.

General references

Exodus 33:18
And he said, "Please show me your glory."
Deuteronomy 4:33
Has a people [ever] heard the voice of God speaking from the midst of the fire, [just] as you heard [it], and lived?
Job 26:9
[He] covers [the] face of [the] full moon; [he] spreads his cloud over it.