Scripture · Old Testament
Exodus 20:26
Exodus 20:26 is verse 26 of Exodus chapter 20, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
And you must not go up to My altar on steps, lest your nakedness be exposed on it.’
King James Version
Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.
World English Bible
You shall not go up by steps to my altar, that your nakedness may not be exposed to it.’
Read in context
Exodus 20:24–26 · Berean Standard Bible
24 You are to make for Me an altar of earth, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats and cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.
25 Now if you make an altar of stones for Me, you must not build it with stones shaped by tools; for if you use a chisel on it, you will defile it.
26 And you must not go up to My altar on steps, lest your nakedness be exposed on it.’
Read all of Exodus 20Hebrew words
Data created by STEPBible.org based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).
Study Exodus 20:26
Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Leviticus 10:3Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD meant when He said: ‘To those who come near Me I will show My holiness, and in the sight of all the people I will reveal My glory.’” But Aaron remained silent.
Psalms 89:7In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him.
Ecclesiastes 5:1Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.
Hebrews 12:28Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.
Hebrews 12:29“For our God is a consuming fire.”
1 Peter 1:16for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”