John 3:13
11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.
- KJV
- And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
- WEB
- No one has ascended into heaven but he who descended out of heaven, the Son of Man, who is in heaven.
- ASV
- And no one hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended out of heaven, [even] the Son of man, who is in heaven.
- DARBY
- And no one has gone up into heaven, save he who came down out of heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven.
- BLB
- And no one has gone up into heaven except the One having come down out of heaven, the Son of Man.
- ÅB
- Og dog er ingen steget opp til himmelen uten han som er steget ned fra himmelen, Menneskesønnen, som er i himmelen.
- OTB
- Ingen har steget opp til himmelen unntatt han som kom ned fra himmelen – Menneskesønnen.
- B1930
- Og dog er ingen steget op til himmelen uten han som er steget ned fra himmelen, Menneskesønnen, som er i himmelen.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 30:4
Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son’s name, if thou canst tell?
Read in contextJohn 6:38
For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
Read in contextActs 2:34
For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
Read in contextJohn 1:18
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
Read in context1 Corinthians 15:47
The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.
Read in contextJohn 13:3
Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;
Read in contextEphesians 4:9–10
(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
Read in contextRomans 10:6
But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:)
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