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.

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  • Acts 7:56

    And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.

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  • Luke 22:43

    And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.

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  • Mark 1:10

    And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:

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  • Matthew 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.

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  • Acts 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:

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  • Luke 2:13

    And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

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  • Mark 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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