John 1:51

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ, Ἀμὴν, ἀμὴν, λέγω ὑμῖν, Ἀπʼ ἄρτι ὄψεσθε τὸν οὐρανὸν ἀνεῳγότα, καὶ τοὺς ἀγγέλους τοῦ Θεοῦ ἀναβαίνοντας καὶ καταβαίνοντας ἐπὶ τὸν Υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου.

Transliteration

And legei autō, Amēn, amēn, I legō hymin, From arti opsesthe ton ouranon aneōgota, and the angelous tou Theou anabainontas and katabainontas epi ton Huion tou anthrōpou.

Grammar Details

• *legei*: present active indicative 3rd person singular of *legō* - says
• *autō*: dative masculine singular pronoun - to him
• *Amēn*: Hebrew term - truly/verily
• *legō*: present active indicative 1st person singular of *legō* - I say
• *hymin*: dative 2nd person plural pronoun - to you (plural)
• *arti*: adverb - now/presently
• *opsesthe*: future middle indicative 2nd person plural of *horaō* - you will see
• *ouranon*: accusative masculine singular - heaven
• *aneōgota*: perfect active participle, accusative masculine singular of *anoigō* - having been opened
• *angelous*: accusative masculine plural - angels
• *Theou*: genitive masculine singular - of God
• *anabainontas*: present active participle, accusative masculine plural of *anabainō* - ascending
• *katabainontas*: present active participle, accusative masculine plural of *katabainō* - descending
• *epi*: preposition with accusative - upon/to
• *Huion*: accusative masculine singular - Son
• *anthrōpou*: genitive masculine singular - of man

Word Meanings

• *Amēn, amēn*: truly, truly/most assuredly (double for emphasis)
• *arti*: now/from now on/henceforth
• *opsesthe*: you will see/perceive/experience (plural)
• *aneōgota*: having been opened/opened wide
• *angelous*: angels/messengers
• *anabainontas*: ascending/going up
• *katabainontas*: descending/coming down
• *Huion tou anthrōpou*: Son of Man (messianic title from Daniel 7:13)

Referenced Verses

• Gen 28:12 : 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.
• Ezek 1:1 : 1 Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth [month], in the fifth [day] of the month, as I was among the captives by the river Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.
• Luke 3:21 : 21 Now it came to pass, when all the people were baptized, that, Jesus also having been baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,
• Acts 7:56 : 56 and said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing on the right hand of God.
• Acts 10:11 : 11 and he beholdeth the heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending, as it were a great sheet, let down by four corners upon the earth:
• Rev 19:11 : 11 And I saw the heaven opened; and behold, a white horse, and he that sat thereon called Faithful and True; and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
• Matt 3:16 : 16 And Jesus when he was baptized, went up straightway from the water: and lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him;
• Luke 22:43 : 43 And there appeared unto him an angel from heaven, strengthening him.
• Mark 1:10 : 10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens rent asunder, and the Spirit as a dove descending upon him:
• Mark 14:62 : 62 And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.
• Luke 2:13 : 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
• Jude 1:14 : 14 And to these also Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, Behold, the Lord came with ten thousands of his holy ones,
• Rev 4:1 : 1 After these things I saw, and behold, a door opened in heaven, and the first voice that I heard, [a voice] as of a trumpet speaking with me, one saying, Come up hither, and I will show thee the things which must [ come to pass hereafter.
• 1 Tim 3:16 : 16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness; He who was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the spirit, Seen of angels, Preached among the nations, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory.
• Acts 1:10-11 : 10 And while they were looking stedfastly into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; 11 who also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye looking into heaven? this Jesus, who was received up from you into heaven shall so come in like manner as ye beheld him going into heaven.
• 2 Thess 1:7 : 7 and to you that are afflicted rest with us, at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with the angels of his power in flaming fire,
• John 3:13-14 : 13 And no one hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended out of heaven, [even] the Son of man, who is in heaven. 14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up;
• Luke 2:9 : 9 And an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
• Matt 16:27-28 : 27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then shall he render unto every man according to his deeds. 28 Verily I say unto you, there are some of them that stand here, who shall in no wise taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
• Matt 25:31 : 31 But when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory:
• Matt 4:11 : 11 Then the devil leaveth him; and behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
• Dan 7:9-9 : 9 I beheld till thrones were placed, and one that was ancient of days did sit: his raiment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames, [and] the wheels thereof burning fire. 10 A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousands of thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.
• Dan 7:13-14 : 13 I saw in the night-visions, and, behold, there came with the clouds of heaven one like unto a son of man, and he came even to the ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. 14 And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all the peoples, nations, and languages should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
• Matt 26:24 : 24 The Son of man goeth, even as it is written of him: but woe unto that man through whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had not been born. [
• Luke 22:69 : 69 But from henceforth shall the Son of man be seated at the right hand of the power of God.
• Luke 24:4 : 4 And it came to pass, while they were perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel:
• John 3:3 : 3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
• John 3:5 : 5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God!
• John 6:32 : 32 Jesus therefore said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, It was not Moses that gave you the bread out of heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread out of heaven.
• John 6:47 : 47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth hath eternal life.
• John 6:53 : 53 Jesus therefore said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, ye have not life in yourselves.
• Matt 16:13-16 : 13 Now when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Who do men say that the Son of man is? 14 And they said, Some [say] John the Baptist; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets. 15 He saith unto them, But who say ye that I am? 16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
• John 8:51 : 51 Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my word, he shall never see death.
• John 10:1 : 1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
• John 10:7 : 7 Jesus therefore said unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
• John 12:23-24 : 23 And Jesus answereth them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified. 24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a grain of wheat fall into the earth and die, it abideth by itself alone; but if it die, it beareth much fruit.
• 2 Thess 1:9 : 9 who shall suffer punishment, [even] eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might,
• John 14:12 : 12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater [works] than these shall he do; because I go unto the Father.
• John 16:20 : 20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, that ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
• Heb 1:14 : 14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to do service for the sake of them that shall inherit salvation?
• John 16:23 : 23 And in that day ye shall ask me no question. Verily, verily, I say unto you, if ye shall ask anything of the Father, he will give it you in my name.
• John 21:18 : 18 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.
• John 13:16 : 16 Verily, verily, I say unto you, A servant is not greater than his lord; neither one that is sent greater than he that sent him.
• John 13:20-21 : 20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. 21 When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in the spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.
• John 13:38 : 38 Jesus answereth, Wilt thou lay down thy life for me? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice.
• John 8:58 : 58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was born, I am.
• John 8:34 : 34 Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Every one that committeth sin is the bondservant of sin.
• John 5:19 : 19 Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father doing: for what things soever he doeth, these the Son also doeth in like manner.
• John 5:24-25 : 24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth him that sent me, hath eternal life, and cometh not into judgment, but hath passed out of death into life. 25 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour cometh, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God; and they that hear shall live.
• John 5:27 : 27 and he gave him authority to execute judgment, because he is a son of man.
• John 6:26 : 26 Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw signs, but because ye ate of the loaves, and were filled.
• Zech 13:7 : 7 Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith Jehovah of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered; and I will turn my hand upon the little ones.
• Matt 8:20 : 20 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven [have] nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
• Matt 9:6 : 6 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins (then saith he to the sick of the palsy), Arise, and take up thy bed, and go up unto thy house.