John 3:13 “No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heav…”

John 3:13

No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.

World English Bible

No one has ascended into heaven but he who descended out of heaven, the Son of Man, who is in heaven.

American Standard Version

And no one hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended out of heaven, even the Son of man, who is in heaven.

Geneva Bible 1599

For no man ascendeth vp to heauen, but he that hath descended from heauen, that Sonne of man which is in heauen.

Darby Translation

And no one has gone up into heaven, save he who came down out of heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven.

Young's Literal Translation

and no one hath gone up to the heaven, except he who out of the heaven came down — the Son of Man who is in the heaven.

Bible in Basic English

And no one has ever gone up to heaven but he who came down from heaven, the Son of man.

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Cross references

“no man”

Proverbs 30:4 Acts 2:34 John 1:18 Romans 10:6 John 6:46 Deuteronomy 30:12

Proverbs 30:4 · BSB

Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His Son…

Acts 2:34 · BSB

For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand

John 1:18 · BSB

No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.

Romans 10:6 · BSB

But the righteousness that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down)

John 6:46 · BSB

not that anyone has seen the Father except the One who is from God; only He has seen the Father.

Deuteronomy 30:12 · BSB

It is not in heaven, that you should need to ask, ‘Who will ascend into heaven to get it for us and proclaim it, that we may obey it?’

“but”

John 6:38 John 13:3 1 Corinthians 15:47 John 6:62 John 17:5 John 6:33

John 6:38 · BSB

For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me.

John 13:3 · BSB

Jesus knew that the Father had delivered all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was returning to God.

1 Corinthians 15:47 · BSB

The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven.

John 6:62 · BSB

Then what will happen if you see the Son of Man ascend to where He was before?

John 17:5 · BSB

And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed.

John 6:33 · BSB

For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

“even”

Matthew 28:20 Acts 20:28 Ephesians 1:23 Mark 16:19 Mark 16:20 Ephesians 4:10

Matthew 28:20 · BSB

and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

Acts 20:28 · BSB

Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.

Ephesians 1:23 · BSB

which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.

Mark 16:19 · BSB

After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

Mark 16:20 · BSB

And they went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked through them, confirming His word by the signs that accompanied it.

Ephesians 4:10 · BSB

He who descended is the very One who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.

Also

John 3:31 John 6:42

John 3:31 · BSB

The One who comes from above is above all. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks as one from the earth. The One who comes from heaven is above all.

John 6:42 · BSB

They were asking, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then can He say, ‘I have come down from heaven?’”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

12If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?

14Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,

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