Exodus 20:20-22

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

²⁰ Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid, for God has come only to test you and to put the fear of him upon you so that you do not sin.”^{(A) 21} Then the people stood at a distance, while Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.^(B)

The Law concerning the Altar

²² The Lord said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the Israelites: You have seen for yourselves how I spoke with you from heaven.^(C)