Exodus 20:18-20

New Catholic Bible

¹⁸ Moses, Intermediary of the Covenant. All the people heard the thunder and saw the lightning. They heard the sound of the trumpet and saw the mountain smoking. They were filled with fear and kept their distance.

¹⁹ They 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 spoke to the people saying, “Do not be afraid. God has come to put you to the test so that you may always be filled with fear of him and not sin.”