Judges 13:22
And he said to his wife, “We shall certainly die, since we have seen God.”
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 3:6And he said, “I am the God of your father: the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” Moses hid his face, for he dared not look directly at God.
Exodus 24:10And they saw the God of Israel. And under his feet was something like a work of sapphire stone, or like the sky, when it is serene.
Deuteronomy 4:38so as to wipe away, upon your arrival, nations, very great and stronger than you, and so as to lead you in, and to present to you their land as a possession, just as you discern in the present day.
Judges 6:22And Gideon, realizing that it had been the Angel of the Lord, said: “Alas, my Lord God! For I have seen the Angel of the Lord face to face.”
John 1:18No one ever saw God; the only-begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he himself has described him.
Matthew Henry on Judges 13:16-24
Manoah's Alarm. ( b. c. 1161.) 15 And Manoah said unto the angel of the Lord , I pray thee, let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee. 16 And the angel of the Lord said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou must offer it unto the Lord . For Manoah knew not that he was an angel of the Lord . 17 And Manoah said unto the angel of the Lord , What is thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass we may do thee honour? 18 And… Read the whole commentary →