and they saw the God of Israel. Beneath his feet was what looked like a pavement of sapphire, as blue as the sky.

Jacob said, "I have seen God face-to-face, and I am still alive"; so he named the place Peniel.

and said, 'The LORD our God showed us his greatness and his glory when we heard him speak from the fire! Today we have seen that it is possible for people to continue to live, even though God has spoken to them.

Gideon then realized that it was the LORD's angel he had seen, and he said in terror, "Sovereign LORD! I have seen your angel face-to-face!"

Manoah said to his wife, "We are sure to die, because we have seen God!"

I said, "There is no hope for me! I am doomed because every word that passes my lips is sinful, and I live among a people whose every word is sinful. And yet, with my own eyes I have seen the King, the LORD Almighty."

No one has ever seen God. The only Son, who is the same as God and is at the Father's side, he has made him known.

He alone is immortal; he lives in the light that no one can approach. No one has ever seen him; no one can ever see him. To him be honor and eternal power! Amen.

God never said to any of his angels: "Sit here at my right side until I put your enemies as a footstool under your feet."

He held seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp two-edged sword came out of his mouth. His face was as bright as the midday sun.

When I saw him, I fell down at his feet like a dead man. He placed his right hand on me and said, "Don't be afraid! I am the first and the last.