Parallel Verses
Amplified
Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid; for God has come in order to test you, and in order that the fear of Him [that is, a profound reverence for Him] will remain with you, so that you do not sin.”
New American Standard Bible
Moses said to the people, “
King James Version
And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.
Holman Bible
Moses responded to the people, “Don’t be afraid, for God has come to test you, so that you will fear Him and will not
International Standard Version
Moses told the people, "Don't be afraid, for God has come to test you, so that you may fear him in order that you don't sin."
A Conservative Version
And Moses said to the people, Fear not, for God has come to prove you, and that his fear may be before you, that ye not sin.
American Standard Version
And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before you, that ye sin not.
Bible in Basic English
And Moses said to the people, Have no fear: for God has come to put you to the test, so that fearing him you may be kept from sin.
Darby Translation
And Moses said to the people, Fear not; for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before you, that ye sin not.
Julia Smith Translation
And Moses will say to the people, Ye shall not fear; for for this cause God came to try you, that his fear shall be to your faces, so that ye shall not sin.
King James 2000
And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God has come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that you sin not.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Moses said to the people, "Do not be afraid. God has come to test you so that his fear will be before you so that you do not sin."
Modern King James verseion
And Moses said to the people, Do not fear, for God has come to test you, and so that His fear may be before your faces, so that you may not sin.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Moses said unto the people, "Fear not, for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be among you that ye sin not."
NET Bible
Moses said to the people, "Do not fear, for God has come to test you, that the fear of him may be before you so that you do not sin."
New Heart English Bible
Moses said to the people, "Do not be afraid, for God has come to test you, and that his fear may be before you, that you won't sin."
The Emphasized Bible
And Moses said unto the people - Do not fear, for to the end he may prove you, hath God come, - and to the end the reverence of him may be upon your faces that ye sin not.
Webster
And Moses said to the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.
World English Bible
Moses said to the people, "Don't be afraid, for God has come to test you, and that his fear may be before you, that you won't sin."
Youngs Literal Translation
And Moses saith unto the people, 'Fear not, for to try you hath God come, and in order that His fear may be before your faces -- that ye sin not.'
Themes
Godly Fear » Necessary to » Avoiding of sin
the Law of moses » Terror of israel at receiving
Sin » The fear of God restrains
Spiritual » Tests divine methods used for testing believers » By demanding great sacrifices
spiritual Tests » Divine methods used for testing believers » By demanding great sacrifices
Topics
Interlinear
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'elohiym
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 20:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
The People's Reaction
19 Then they said to Moses, “You speak to us and we will listen, but do not let God speak to us or we will die.” 20 Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid; for God has come in order to test you, and in order that the fear of Him [that is, a profound reverence for Him] will remain with you, so that you do not sin.” 21 So the people stood at a [safe] distance, but Moses approached the thick cloud where God was.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 13:3
you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams; for the Lord your God is testing you to know whether you love the Lord your God with all your heart and mind and all your soul [your entire being].
Isaiah 8:13
“It is the Lord of hosts whom you are to regard as holy and awesome.
He shall be your [source of] fear,
He shall be your [source of] dread [not man].
Genesis 22:1
Now after these things, God tested [the faith and commitment of] Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” And he answered, “Here I am.”
1 Samuel 12:20
Samuel said to the people, “Do not be afraid. You have [indeed] done all this evil; yet do not turn away from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart.
Proverbs 3:7
Do not be wise in your own eyes;
Fear the Lord [with reverent awe and obedience] and turn [entirely] away from evil.
Isaiah 41:10
‘Do not fear [anything], for I am with you;
Do not be afraid, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you, be assured I will help you;
I will certainly take hold of you with My righteous right hand [a hand of justice, of power, of victory, of salvation].’
Genesis 20:11
Abraham said, “Because I thought, ‘Surely there is no fear or reverence of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.’
Genesis 22:12
The Lord said, “Do not reach out [with the knife in] your hand against the boy, and do nothing to [harm] him; for now I know that you fear God [with reverence and profound respect], since you have not withheld from Me your son, your only son [of promise].”
Exodus 15:25-26
Then he cried to the Lord [for help], and the Lord showed him a tree, [a branch of] which he threw into the waters, and the waters became sweet.
There the Lord made a statute and an ordinance for them, and there
Deuteronomy 4:10
especially the day you stood before the Lord your God at Horeb (Mount Sinai), when the Lord said to me, ‘Assemble the people to Me and I will let them hear My words, so that they may learn to fear Me [with awe-filled reverence and profound respect] all the days they live on the land, and so that they may teach their children.’
Deuteronomy 6:2
so that you and your son and your grandson may fear and worship the Lord your God [with awe-filled reverence and profound respect], to keep [and actively do] all His statutes and His commandments which I am commanding you, all the days of your life, so that your days may be prolonged.
Deuteronomy 8:2
And you shall remember [always] all the ways which the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart (mind), whether you would keep His commandments or not.
Deuteronomy 10:12
“And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require from you, but to fear [and worship] the Lord your God [with awe-filled reverence and profound respect], to walk [that is, to live each and every day] in all His ways and to love Him, and to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul [your choices, your thoughts, your whole being],
Joshua 24:14
“Now, therefore, fear the Lord and serve Him in sincerity and in truth; remove the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the [Euphrates] River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord.
Nehemiah 5:15
But the former governors who were [in office] before me put heavy burdens on the people and took food and wine from them in addition to forty shekels of silver [as an excessive monthly salary]; even their servants assumed authority over the people. But I did not do so because of the [reverent] fear of God.
Job 28:28
“But to man He said, ‘Behold, the reverential and worshipful fear of the Lord—that is wisdom;
And to depart from evil is understanding.’”
Proverbs 1:7
The [reverent] fear of the Lord [that is, worshiping Him and regarding Him as truly awesome] is the beginning and the preeminent part of knowledge [its starting point and its essence];
But arrogant
Proverbs 16:6
By mercy and lovingkindness and truth [not superficial ritual] wickedness is cleansed from the heart,
And by the fear of the Lord one avoids evil.