27 Bible Verses about Seeing People

When they saw him from a distance and before he came close to them, they plotted against him to put him to death.

Behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see, that it is my mouth which is speaking to you.

Then Israel said to Joseph, “Now let me die, since I have seen your face, that you are still alive.”

Israel said to Joseph, “I never expected to see your face, and behold, God has let me see your children as well.”

Then you said to your servants, ‘Bring him down to me that I may set my eyes on him.’

When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to his house steward, “Bring the men into the house, and slay an animal and make ready; for the men are to dine with me at noon.”

As he lifted his eyes and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, he said, “Is this your youngest brother, of whom you spoke to me?” And he said, “May God be gracious to you, my son.”

Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside.

So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and Absalom went in to his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.

Now Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, mocking.

Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac she dismounted from the camel.

Then Jacob lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, Esau was coming, and four hundred men with him. So he divided the children among Leah and Rachel and the two maids.

He lifted his eyes and saw the women and the children, and said, “Who are these with you?” So he said, “The children whom God has graciously given your servant.”

And Balaam lifted up his eyes and saw Israel camping tribe by tribe; and the Spirit of God came upon him.

Then it came about in the morning that Balak took Balaam and brought him up to the high places of Baal, and he saw from there a portion of the people.

The people saw them going, and many recognized them and ran there together on foot from all the cities, and got there ahead of them.

And all the people saw him walking and praising God;

And seeing the man who had been healed standing with them, they had nothing to say in reply.

For if I do wish to boast I will not be foolish, for I will be speaking the truth; but I refrain from this, so that no one will credit me with more than he sees in me or hears from me.

If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for the one who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen.

He said, “You have asked a hard thing. Nevertheless, if you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so for you; but if not, it shall not be so.”

Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

“Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.

“When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.

But they do all their deeds to be noticed by men; for they broaden their phylacteries and lengthen the tassels of their garments.

so that your fasting will not be noticed by men, but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.