Exodus · Exodus 20
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.”
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The verses immediately either side, within Exodus 20.
Before
19They said to Moses, “Speak with us yourself, and we will listen; but don’t let God speak with us, lest we die.”
Exodus 20:20
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.”
After
21The people stayed at a distance, and Moses came near to the thick darkness where God was.
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