What Does the Bible Say About Seeing God?

Matthew 5:8 ESV / 47 helpful votes

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

Exodus 33:20 ESV / 45 helpful votes

But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for man shall not see me and live.”

1 John 3:2 ESV / 28 helpful votes

Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.

John 14:21 ESV / 26 helpful votes

Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.”

John 14:9 ESV / 23 helpful votes

Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?

John 1:18 ESV / 21 helpful votes

No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father's side, he has made him known.

Isaiah 6:5 ESV / 19 helpful votes

And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!”

1 John 4:8 ESV / 18 helpful votes

Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.

Genesis 32:30 ESV / 18 helpful votes

So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel, saying, “For I have seen God face to face, and yet my life has been delivered.”

Revelation 21:1-27 ESV / 17 helpful votes

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” ...

Deuteronomy 34:10 ESV / 16 helpful votes

And there has not arisen a prophet since in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face,

John 1:14 ESV / 15 helpful votes

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Matthew 5:16 ESV / 14 helpful votes

In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

Hebrews 12:14-15 ESV / 12 helpful votes

Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord. See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no “root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled;

1 Corinthians 11:1 ESV / 12 helpful votes

Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.

Ephesians 2:6 ESV / 11 helpful votes

And raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

John 17:3 ESV / 11 helpful votes

And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.

John 14:19-20 ESV / 10 helpful votes

Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you.

John 14:1-31 ESV / 10 helpful votes

“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. And you know the way to where I am going.” Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” ...

Isaiah 6:1 ESV / 10 helpful votes

In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple.

Proverbs 8:33-35 ESV / 10 helpful votes

Hear instruction and be wise, and do not neglect it. Blessed is the one who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting beside my doors. For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the Lord,

Psalm 23:6 ESV / 10 helpful votes

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Numbers 12:7-8 ESV / 10 helpful votes

Not so with my servant Moses. He is faithful in all my house. With him I speak mouth to mouth, clearly, and not in riddles, and he beholds the form of the Lord. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?”

Exodus 33:21-23 ESV / 10 helpful votes

And the Lord said, “Behold, there is a place by me where you shall stand on the rock, and while my glory passes by I will put you in a cleft of the rock, and I will cover you with my hand until I have passed by. Then I will take away my hand, and you shall see my back, but my face shall not be seen.”

Exodus 33:10-11 ESV / 10 helpful votes

And when all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance of the tent, all the people would rise up and worship, each at his tent door. Thus the Lord used to speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. When Moses turned again into the camp, his assistant Joshua the son of Nun, a young man, would not depart from the tent.

Luke 19:4-5 ESV / 9 helpful votes

So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was about to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for I must stay at your house today.”

Psalm 95:1-3 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Oh come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.

Psalm 27:7-9 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud; be gracious to me and answer me! You have said, “Seek my face.” My heart says to you, “Your face, Lord, do I seek.” Hide not your face from me. Turn not your servant away in anger, O you who have been my help. Cast me not off; forsake me not, O God of my salvation!

Psalm 24:3-4 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And who shall stand in his holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully.

Exodus 3:6 ESV / 9 helpful votes

And he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.

Genesis 3:8 ESV / 9 helpful votes

And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.

Revelation 1:7 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen.

Ephesians 2:5-7 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

Judges 6:22-23 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Then Gideon perceived that he was the angel of the Lord. And Gideon said, “Alas, O Lord God! For now I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face.” But the Lord said to him, “Peace be to you. Do not fear; you shall not die.”

2 Corinthians 3:18 ESV / 5 helpful votes

And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.

Matthew 5:1-8:34 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. ...

Judges 13:22 ESV / 4 helpful votes

And Manoah said to his wife, “We shall surely die, for we have seen God.”

Exodus 24:11 ESV / 4 helpful votes

And he did not lay his hand on the chief men of the people of Israel; they beheld God, and ate and drank.

Genesis 16:13 ESV / 4 helpful votes

So she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, “You are a God of seeing,” for she said, “Truly here I have seen him who looks after me.”

2 Corinthians 4:6-12 ESV / 3 helpful votes

For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. ...

40 Bible Verses about Seeing God

Matthew 5:8 ESV / 47 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Exodus 33:20 ESV / 45 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 John 3:2 ESV / 28 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 14:21 ESV / 26 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 14:9 ESV / 23 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 1:18 ESV / 21 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Isaiah 6:5 ESV / 19 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 John 4:8 ESV / 18 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 32:30 ESV / 18 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Revelation 21:1-27 ESV / 17 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Deuteronomy 34:10 ESV / 16 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 1:14 ESV / 15 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 5:16 ESV / 14 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Hebrews 12:14-15 ESV / 12 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Corinthians 11:1 ESV / 12 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ephesians 2:6 ESV / 11 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 17:3 ESV / 11 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 14:19-20 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 14:1-31 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Isaiah 6:1 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 8:33-35 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 23:6 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Numbers 12:7-8 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Exodus 33:21-23 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Exodus 33:10-11 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Luke 19:4-5 ESV / 9 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 95:1-3 ESV / 9 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 27:7-9 ESV / 9 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 24:3-4 ESV / 9 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Exodus 3:6 ESV / 9 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 3:8 ESV / 9 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Revelation 1:7 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ephesians 2:5-7 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Judges 6:22-23 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Corinthians 3:18 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 5:1-8:34 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Judges 13:22 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Exodus 24:11 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 16:13 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Corinthians 4:6-12 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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