Holy Scripture
Exodus 33:20
A church father on this verse
“No one sees the power itself alone, for "no one has ever seen God." And since power is life in repose and knowledge in repose but life and knowledge are actions, if someone were to see God he must die, because the life and knowledge of God remain in themselves and are not in act. But every act is exterior. Indeed, for…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
20And God said, Thou shalt not be able to see my face; for no man shall see my face, and live.
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In context
18And Moses says, Manifest thyself to me.
19And God said, I will pass by before thee with my glory, and I will call by my name, the Lord, before thee; and I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and will have pity on whom I will have pity.
— Exodus 33:20 —
21And the Lord said, Behold, there is a place by me: thou shalt stand upon the rock;
22and when my glory shall pass by, then I will put thee into a hole of the rock; and I will cover thee over with my hand, until I shall have passed by.