I answered them that it’s not the Romans’ custom to give any man up before the accused confronts the accusers face to face and has an opportunity to give a defense concerning the charges.

For now we see indistinctly, as in a mirror,
but then face to face.
Now I know in part,
but then I will know fully,
as I am fully known.

But as for us, brothers, after we were forced to leave you for a short time (in person, not in heart), we greatly desired and made every effort to return and see you face to face.

as we pray very earnestly night and day to see you face to face and to complete what is lacking in your faith?

Though I have many things to write to you, I don’t want to do so with paper and ink. Instead, I hope to be with you and talk face to face so that our joy may be complete.

I hope to see you soon, and we will talk face to face.

Peace be with you. The friends send you greetings. Greet the friends by name.

And all who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at him and saw that his face was like the face of an angel.

Now if the ministry of death, chiseled in letters on stones, came with glory, so that the Israelites were not able to look directly at Moses’ face because of the glory from his face—a fading glory—

And they repeatedly came up to Him and said, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and were slapping His face.

“And now I know that none of you will ever see my face again—everyone I went about preaching the kingdom to.

grieving most of all over his statement that they would never see his face again. Then they escorted him to the ship.

The secrets of his heart will be revealed, and as a result he will fall facedown and worship God, proclaiming, “God is really among you.”

In fact, you put up with it if someone enslaves you, if someone devours you, if someone captures you, if someone dominates you, or if someone hits you in the face.

But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face because he stood condemned.

We are not like Moses, who used to put a veil over his face so that the Israelites could not stare at the end of what was fading away,

For God who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of God’s glory in the face of Jesus Christ.