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Exodus 20:18-21

18 When the people saw the thunder and lightning and heard the trumpet and saw the mountain in smoke, they trembled with fear. They stayed at a distance

19 and said to Moses, “Speak to us yourself and we will listen. But do not have God speak to us or we will die.”

20 Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. God has come to test you, so that the fear of God will be with you to keep you from sinning.”

21 The people remained at a distance, while Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.

Cross References for Exodus 20:18-21

Genesis 4:16 - So Cain went out from the Lord’s presence and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden. Click to read the verse Genesis 4:16 Click to read the verse Genesis 4:16

Exodus 19:18 - Mount Sinai was covered with smoke, because the Lord descended on it in fire. The smoke billowe... Click to read the verse Exodus 19:18 Click to read the verse Exodus 19:18

Habakkuk 3:3 - God came from Teman, the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens and his... Click to read the verse Habakkuk 3:3 Click to read the verse Habakkuk 3:3

1 Thessalonians 4:16 - For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the arc... Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 4:16 Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 4:16

Exodus 4:27 - The Lord said to Aaron, “Go into the desert to meet Moses.” So he met Moses at the mountain of ... Click to read the verse Exodus 4:27 Click to read the verse Exodus 4:27

Genesis 42:1 - Joseph’s Brothers Go to Egypt When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his ... Click to read the verse Genesis 42:1 Click to read the verse Genesis 42:1

Deuteronomy 4:10 - Remember the day you stood before the Lord your God at Horeb, when he said to me, “Assemble the... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 4:10 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 4:10

Exodus 9:23 - When Moses stretched out his staff toward the sky, the Lord sent thunder and hail, and lightnin... Click to read the verse Exodus 9:23 Click to read the verse Exodus 9:23

Exodus 19:16 - On the morning of the third day there was thunder and lightning, with a thick cloud over the mo... Click to read the verse Exodus 19:16 Click to read the verse Exodus 19:16

Psalms 18:13 - The Lord thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded. Click to read the verse Psalms 18:13 Click to read the verse Psalms 18:13

1 Corinthians 15:52 - in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the de... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 15:52 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 15:52

Hebrews 12:18-19 - You have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness,... Click to read the verse Hebrews 12:18-19 Click to read the verse Hebrews 12:18-19

Revelation 4:5 - From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder. Before the throne, s... Click to read the verse Revelation 4:5 Click to read the verse Revelation 4:5

Hebrews 12:18 - You have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness,... Click to read the verse Hebrews 12:18 Click to read the verse Hebrews 12:18

Judges 5:5 - The mountains quaked before the Lord, the One of Sinai, before the Lord, the God of Israel. Click to read the verse Judges 5:5 Click to read the verse Judges 5:5

Psalms 139:7-8 - Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? Click to read the verse Psalms 139:7-8 Click to read the verse Psalms 139:7-8

Jeremiah 23:23 - “Am I only a God nearby,” declares the Lord, “and not a God far away? Click to read the verse Jeremiah 23:23 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 23:23

Exodus 19:16-18 - On the morning of the third day there was thunder and lightning, with a thick cloud over the mo... Click to read the verse Exodus 19:16-18 Click to read the verse Exodus 19:16-18

1 Kings 19:11 - The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is a... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 19:11 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 19:11

Psalms 114:4 - the mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs. Click to read the verse Psalms 114:4 Click to read the verse Psalms 114:4

John 12:29 - The crowd that was there and heard it said it had thundered; others said an angel had spoken to... Click to read the verse John 12:29 Click to read the verse John 12:29

Revelation 14:2 - And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters and like a loud peal of thunder... Click to read the verse Revelation 14:2 Click to read the verse Revelation 14:2