So Jacobnamedthe placePeniel,for [he said], "I have seenGodfaceto face,yet my lifehas been preserved."
With him I speakmouthto mouth,Even openly,and not in darksayings,And he beholdsthe formof the LORD.Whythen were you not afraidTo speakagainst My servant,against Moses?"
Then she calledthe nameof the LORDwho spoketo her, "You are a Godwhosees";for she said,"Have I evenremainedalivehereafterseeingHim?"
Then I said,"Woeis me, for I am ruined!BecauseI am a manof uncleanlips,And I liveamonga peopleof uncleanlips;For my eyeshave seenthe King,the LORDof hosts."
"You said,'Behold,the LORDour Godhas shownus His gloryand His greatness,and we have heardHis voicefrom the midstof the fire;we have seentodaythat Godspeakswith man,yet he lives.
No onehas seenGodat any time;the only begottenGodwho is in the bosomof the Father,He has explained[Him].
By faithhe leftEgypt,not fearingthe wrathof the king;for he endured,as seeingHim who is unseen.
but nowhas been revealedby the appearingof our SaviorChristJesus,who abolisheddeathand broughtlifeand immortalityto lightthroughthe gospel,
that the Godof our LordJesusChrist,the Fatherof glory,may giveto you a spiritof wisdomand of revelationin the knowledgeof Him.
And He said,"My presenceshall go[with you], and I will giveyou rest."
He is the imageof the invisibleGod,the firstbornof allcreation.
I am amazedthat you are soquicklydesertingHim who calledyou by the graceof Christ,for a differentgospel;
For God,who said,"Lightshall shineout of darkness,"is the One whohas shonein our heartsto give the Lightof the knowledgeof the gloryof Godin the faceof Christ.
But we all,with unveiledface,beholding as in a mirrorthe gloryof the Lord,are being transformedinto the sameimagefrom gloryto glory,justas from the Lord,the Spirit.
Then JeroboambuiltShechemin the hillcountryof Ephraim,and livedthere. And he wentout from thereand builtPenuel.
He toredownthe towerof Penueland killedthe menof the city.
He wentup from thereto Penueland spokesimilarlyto them; and the menof Penuelansweredhim justas the menof Succothhad answered.
Sincethat timenoprophethas risenin Israellike Moses,whomthe LORDknewfaceto face,
He calledthe nameof that placeBethel;however,previouslythe nameof the cityhad been Luz.
For nowwe seein a mirrordimly,but thenfaceto face;nowI knowin part,but thenI will knowfullyjustas I alsohave been fully known.
Now it cameabout when Joshuawas by Jericho,that he liftedup his eyesand looked,and behold,a manwas standingoppositehim with his sworddrawnin his hand,and Joshuawentto him and saidto him, "Are you for us orfor our adversaries?"
Then Godappearedto Jacobagainwhen he camefrom Paddan-aram,and He blessedhim.
Manoahsaidto the angelof the LORD,"Whatis your name,so that when your wordscome[to pass], we may honoryou?"
But the angelof the LORDsaidto him, "Whydo you askmy name,seeing it is wonderful?"
For everybootof the bootedwarriorin the [battle] tumult,And cloakrolledin blood,will be for burning,fuelfor the fire.
