John 1:51
49 Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.
50 Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these.
And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Then He declared, “Truly, truly, I tell you, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
- KJV
- And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
- WEB
- He said to him, “Most certainly, I tell you all, hereafter you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
- ASV
- And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye shall see the heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
- DARBY
- And he says to him, Verily, verily, I say to you, Henceforth ye shall see the heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of man.
- BLB
- And He says to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you⁺, you⁺ will see the heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
- ÅB
- Jesus svarte og sa til ham: Fordi jeg sa deg at jeg så deg under fikentreet, derfor tror du? Du skal få se det som er større enn dette.
- OTB
- Han la deretter til, “Sannelig, sannelig, sier jeg dere, dere skal se himmelen åpen, og Guds engler stige opp og stige ned over Menneskesønnen.”
- B1930
- [DNB30: 52] Og han sa til ham: Sannelig, sannelig sier jeg eder: I skal se himmelen åpnet og Guds engler stige op og stige ned over Menneskesønnen.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 28:12
And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.
Read in contextActs 7:56
And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
Read in contextLuke 22:43
And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.
Read in contextMark 1:10
And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:
Read in contextMatthew 16:27–28
For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
Read in contextActs 10:11
And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:
Read in contextLuke 2:13
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
Read in contextMark 14:62
And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
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