Exodus 20:19-21

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

¹⁹ and said to Moses, ‘You speak to us, and we will listen; but do not let God speak to us, or we will die.’ 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.’ ²¹ Then the people stood at a distance, while Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.