Exodus 20:21

New English Translation

The people kept their distance, but Moses drew near the thick darkness where God was.

Cross References

1 Kings 8:12

Then Solomon said, “The Lord has said that he lives in thick darkness.

2 Chronicles 6:1

Then Solomon said, “The Lord has said that he lives in thick darkness.

Psalm 104:2

He covers himself with light as if it were a garment. He stretches out the skies like a tent curtain,

Psalm 18:12

From the brightness in front of him came hail and fiery coals.

Psalm 18:9

He made the sky sink as he descended; a thick cloud was under his feet.

Psalm 97:2

Dark clouds surround him; equity and justice are the foundation of his throne.

Exodus 19:3

Moses went up to God, and the Lord called to him from the mountain, “Thus you will tell the house of Jacob, and declare to the people of Israel:

Deuteronomy 5:22

The Lord said these things to your entire assembly at the mountain from the middle of the fire, the cloud, and the darkness with a loud voice, and that was all he said. Then he inscribed the words on two stone tablets and gave them to me.

Deuteronomy 5:5

(I was standing between the Lord and you at that time to reveal to you the message of the Lord, because you were afraid of the fire and would not go up the mountain.) He said:

1 Timothy 6:16

He alone possesses immortality and lives in unapproachable light, whom no human has ever seen or is able to see. To him be honor and eternal power! Amen.