20Moses 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.|


In Context

17 |You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor's.|

18 All the people perceived the thunderings, the lightnings, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking. When the people saw it, they trembled, and stayed at a distance.

19 They said to Moses, |Speak with us yourself, and we will listen; but don't let God speak with us, lest we die.|

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.|

21 The people stayed at a distance, and Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.

22 Yahweh said to Moses, |This is what you shall tell the children of Israel: 'You yourselves have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.

Exodus 20:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:20And 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:20Moses 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."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:20And Moses said to the people: Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that the dread of him might be in you, and you should not sin.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:20And 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:20And 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:20And 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:20And 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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:20And 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.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:20And Moses said to the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that you sin not.