Now as soon as they saw him approaching from a distance, before he arrived they plotted together to kill him.

"Look, now! All of you can see me! And my own brother Benjamin can tell that it's really me speaking to you!

"Now let me die," Israel told Joseph, "since I've seen your face and confirmed that you're still alive!"

Then he told Joseph, "I never thought I'd see you again, and now God has allowed me to see your children as well!"

"But then you ordered your servants, "Bring him here to me so I can see him for myself.'

As soon as Joseph noticed that Benjamin had come with them, he ordered his palace manager, "Bring the men into the palace. Slaughter an animal and prepare it, because these men will be dining with me for lunch."

As Joseph looked up and recognized his brother Benjamin, his own mother's son, he asked, "Is this your youngest brother about whom you spoke to me?" And he addressed him directly, "May God be gracious to you, my son."

Ham, who fathered Canaan, saw his father's genitals and told his two brothers outside.

So they erected a tent for Absalom on the palace roof and Absalom went in and had sex with his father's mistresses right in front of all Israel.

Nevertheless, when Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian whom Hagar had borne to Abraham making fun of Isaac,

Rebekah looked up, and when she saw Isaac, she quickly dismounted from her camel

When Jacob looked off in the distance, there was Esau coming toward him, accompanied by 400 men! So Jacob divided Leah's children, Rachel, and the children of the two servants into separate groups.

When Esau eventually looked around, he saw the women and the children. "Who are these people with you?" he asked.

looked up, and saw Israel encamped in their respective tribal order. Just then, the spirit of God came upon him.

The next day, Balak brought Balaam up to Bamoth-baal, where he could see part of the community of Israel.

But when many people saw them leave and recognized them, they hurried on foot from all the towns and arrived ahead of them.

When all the people saw him walking and praising God,

And seeing the man who was healed standing with them, they could not say anything against them.

However, if I did want to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be telling the truth. But I am not going to do it in order to keep anyone from thinking more of me than what he sees and hears about me.

Whoever says, "I love God," but hates his brother is a liar. The one who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love the God whom he has not seen.

"That's a hard thing to ask for," Elijah answered, "but if you see me while I'm being taken from you, it will happen for you. But if you don't see me, it won't happen."

In the same way, let your light shine before people in such a way that they will see your good actions and glorify your Father in heaven."

"Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of people in order to be noticed by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

"And whenever you pray, don't be like the hypocrites who love to stand in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they will be seen by people. I tell all of you with certainty, they have their full reward!

"They do everything to be seen by people. They increase the size of their phylacteries and lengthen the tassels of their garments.

so that your fasting will not be noticed by others but by your Father who is in the hidden place. And your Father who watches from the hidden place will reward you."