Numbers 12:8

New International Reader's Version

With Moses I speak face to face. I speak with him clearly. I do not speak in riddles. I let him see something of what I look like. So why were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?”

Cross References

Genesis 32:30

So Jacob named the place Peniel. He said, “I saw God face to face. But I’m still alive!”

Psalm 17:15

You will show that I am right; I will enjoy your blessing. When I wake up, I will be satisfied because I will see you.

Psalm 49:4

I will pay attention to a proverb. I will explain my riddle as I play the harp.

Exodus 19:19

The sound of the trumpet got louder and louder. Then Moses spoke. And the voice of God answered him.

Exodus 20:4

“Do not make for yourself statues of gods that look like anything in the sky. They may not look like anything on the earth or in the waters either.

Exodus 33:11

The Lord would speak to Moses face to face like one would speak to a friend. Then Moses would return to the camp. But Joshua, his young helper, didn’t leave the tent. Joshua was the son of Nun.

Exodus 33:19

The Lord said, “I will make all my goodness pass in front of you. And I will announce my name, the Lord, in front of you. I will have mercy on whom I have mercy. And I will show love to those I love.

Exodus 33:23

Then I will remove my hand. You will see my back. But my face must not be seen.”

Exodus 34:30

Aaron and all the people of Israel saw Moses. His face was shining. So they were afraid to come near him.

Proverbs 1:6

What I’m teaching also helps you understand proverbs and stories. It helps you understand the sayings and riddles of those who are wise.

Isaiah 40:18

So who will you compare God with? Is there any other god like him?

Isaiah 46:5

“Who will you compare me with? Who is equal to me? What am I like? Who can you compare me with?

Ezekiel 17:2

“Son of man, tell the people of Israel a story about their kings. Let them know what will happen to them.

Ezekiel 20:49

Then I said, “Lord and King, people are talking about me. They are saying, ‘Isn’t he just telling stories?’ ”

Hosea 12:13

The prophet Moses brought Israel up from Egypt. The Lord used him to take care of them.

Numbers 14:14

And the Egyptians will tell the people who live in Canaan about it. Lord, they have already heard a lot about you. They’ve heard that you are with these people. They’ve heard that you have been seen face to face. They’ve been told that your cloud stays over them. They’ve heard that you go in front of them in a pillar of cloud by day. They’ve been told that you go in front of them in a pillar of fire at night.

Numbers 7:89

Moses entered the tent of meeting. He wanted to speak with the Lord. There Moses heard the Lord talking to him. The Lord’s voice was speaking to him from between the two cherubim. The cherubim were over the place where sin is paid for. It was the cover on the ark where the tablets of the covenant law were kept. In this way the Lord spoke to Moses.

Matthew 13:35

So the words spoken by the prophet came true. He had said, “I will open my mouth and tell stories. I will speak about things that were hidden since the world was made.” (Psalm 78:2)

Luke 10:16

“Whoever listens to you listens to me. Whoever does not accept you does not accept me. But whoever does not accept me does not accept the one who sent me.”

John 1:18

No one has ever seen God. But the One and Only is God and is at the Father’s side. The one at the Father’s side has shown us what God is like.

John 15:15

I do not call you slaves anymore. Slaves do not know their master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends. I have told you everything I learned from my Father.

John 15:24

I did works among them that no one else did. If I hadn’t, they would not be guilty of sin. But now they have seen those works. And still they have hated both me and my Father.

1 Corinthians 13:12

Now we see only a dim likeness of things. It is as if we were seeing them in a foggy mirror. But someday we will see clearly. We will see face to face. What I know now is not complete. But someday I will know completely, just as God knows me completely.

2 Corinthians 3:18

None of our faces are covered with a veil. All of us can see the Lord’s glory and think deeply about it. So we are being changed to become more like him so that we have more and more glory. And this glory comes from the Lord, who is the Holy Spirit.

Deuteronomy 18:15

The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me. He will be one of your own people. You must listen to him.

Deuteronomy 34:10

Since then, Israel has never had a prophet like Moses. The Lord knew him face to face.

Deuteronomy 4:15

The Lord spoke to you at Mount Horeb out of the fire. But you didn’t see any shape or form that day. So be very careful.

Deuteronomy 5:8

“Do not make statues of gods that look like anything in the sky or on the earth or in the waters.

Colossians 1:15

The Son is the exact likeness of God, who can’t be seen. The Son is first, and he is over all creation.

1 Thessalonians 4:8

Suppose someone refuses to accept our teaching. They are not turning their back on us. They are turning their back on God. This same God gives you his Holy Spirit.

1 Timothy 6:16

God is the only one who can’t die. He lives in light that no one can get close to. No one has seen him. No one can see him. Honor and power belong to him forever. Amen.

Hebrews 1:1

In the past, God spoke to our people through the prophets. He spoke at many times. He spoke in different ways.

Hebrews 1:3

The Son is the shining brightness of God’s glory. He is the exact likeness of God’s being. He uses his powerful word to hold all things together. He provided the way for people to be made pure from sin. Then he sat down at the right hand of the King, the Majesty in heaven.

2 Peter 2:10

Most of all, this is true of people who follow desires that come from sin’s power. These people hate to be under authority. They are bold and proud. So they aren’t even afraid to speak evil things against heavenly beings.

Jude 1:8

In the very same way, these ungodly people act on their evil dreams. So they make their own bodies impure. They don’t accept authority. And they say evil things against heavenly beings.