So Jacob named that place Peniel. [192] Jacob said, “At this place, I saw God face to face, but my life was spared.”
1 Corinthians 13:12 - Easy To Read Version It is the same with us. Now we see like we are looking into a dark mirror. But at that time, in the future, we shall see clearly. Now I know only a part. But at that time I will know fully, like God has known me. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For now we are looking in a mirror that gives only a dim (blurred) reflection [of reality as in a riddle or enigma], but then [when perfection comes] we shall see in reality and face to face! Now I know in part (imperfectly), but then I shall know and understand fully and clearly, even in the same manner as I have been fully and clearly known and understood [by God]. American Standard Version (1901) For now we see in a mirror, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know fully even as also I was fully known. Common English Bible Now we see a reflection in a mirror; then we will see face-to-face. Now I know partially, but then I will know completely in the same way that I have been completely known. Catholic Public Domain Version Now we see through a glass darkly. But then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know, even as I am known. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version We see now through a glass in a dark manner; but then face to face. Now I know in part; but then I shall know even as I am known. |
So Jacob named that place Peniel. [192] Jacob said, “At this place, I saw God face to face, but my life was spared.”
After I leave my body\par and my skin has been destroyed,\par I know I will still see God.\par
Yes, God is great.\par But we can’t understand his greatness.\par We don’t know how long God has lived.\par
In this way the Lord spoke to Moses face to face. The Lord spoke to Moses like a man speaks with his friend. After speaking with the Lord, Moses would go back to the camp. But his helper always stayed in the tent. This helper was Joshua son of Nun.
“Son of man, {\cf2\super [132]} tell this story to the family of Israel. Ask them what it means.
When I speak to him, I talk face to face with him. I don’t use stories with hidden meanings—I show him clearly the things I want him to know. And Moses can look at the very image of the Lord. So why were you brave enough to speak against my servant Moses?”
“Be careful. Don’t think these little children are worth nothing. I tell you that these children have angels in heaven. And those angels are always with my Father in heaven.
What great blessings there are for the people that are pure in their thinking!\par They will be with God.\par
We have sufferings now. But the sufferings we have now are nothing compared to the great glory that will be given to us.
When I was a child, I talked like a child; I thought like a child; I made plans like a child. When I became a man, I stopped those childish ways.
And our faces are not covered. We all show the Lord’s glory. We are being changed to be like him. This change in us brings more and more glory. This glory comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
I don’t mean that I am already exactly like God wants me to be. I have not yet reached that goal. But I continue trying to reach that goal and to make it mine. Christ wants me to do that. That is the reason Christ made me his.
If you hear God’s teaching and do nothing, you are like this: You are like a man that looks at his face in the mirror.
Dear friends, now we are children of God. We have not yet been shown what we will be in the future. But we know that when Christ comes again, we will be like him. We will see him like he really is.
They will see his face. God’s name will be written on their foreheads.