"And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen." — Exodus 33:23

Exodus 33:23 · KJV

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

— Exodus 33:23

And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by:

Exodus 33 — Context

And the LORD said, Behold, {there is} a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock:

And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by:

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

Cross References

John 1:18

No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared {him}.

Exodus 33:20

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

Job 11:7

Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?

1 Timothy 6:16

Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom {be} honour and power everlasting. Amen.

Job 26:14

Lo, these {are} parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?

1 Corinthians 13:12

For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. {darkly: Gr. in a riddle}