Now please let the power of the Lord be great, according as you have spoken, saying,
Parallel translations
- KJV And now, I beseech thee, let the power of my LORD be great, according as thou hast spoken, saying,
- BSB So now I pray, may the power of my Lord be magnified, just as You have declared:
- NKJV And now, I pray, let the power of my Lord be great, just as You have spoken, saying,
- NASB So now, please, let the power of the Lord be great, just as You have declared, saying,
- NLT “Please, Lord, prove that your power is as great as you have claimed. For you said,
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Quick answer
Moses asked God to display His great power according to His own self-revelation. True divine power would be shown in mercy as well as might.
Overview
Moses appealed for the LORD's power to be magnified, but defined that power by the character God had revealed. He was about to recall God's words about His mercy and patience. The greatest display of God's strength is seen in His willingness to forgive, fully revealed at the cross.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Matt 9:8But when the multitudes saw it, they marveled and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.
- Mic 3:8But as for me, I am full of power by Yahweh’s Spirit, and of judgment, and of might, to declare to Jacob his disobedience, and to Israel his sin.
- Matt 9:6But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” (then he said to the paralytic), “Get up, and take up your mat, and go to your house.”
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