John 3:13

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ οὐδεὶς ἀναβέβηκεν εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν, εἰ μὴ ὁ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καταβάς, ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ὁ ὤν ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ.

Transliteration

And oudeis anabebēken eis ton ouranon, except the one ek tou ouranou katabas, the Hyios tou anthrōpou ho ōn en tō ouranō.

Grammar Details

• *oudeis*: negative pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - no one
• *anabebēken*: perfect, 3rd singular - has ascended
• *eis*: preposition + accusative - into/to
• *ouranon*: accusative, masculine, singular - heaven
• *katabas*: aorist participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having descended
• *Hyios*: nominative, masculine, singular - Son
• *tou anthrōpou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of man
• *ōn*: present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - being/who is
• *en*: preposition + dative - in
• *ouranō*: dative, masculine, singular - heaven

Word Meanings

• *anabebēken*: has ascended/gone up
• *katabas*: having descended/come down
• *Hyios tou anthrōpou*: Son of Man [Messianic title]
• *ouranon/ouranō*: heaven/sky

Referenced Verses

• Prov 30:4 : 4 Who hath ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound the waters in his garment? Who hath established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou knowest?
• John 6:38 : 38 For I am come down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
• John 1:18 : 18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].
• Acts 2:34 : 34 For David ascended not {G305} into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
• John 13:3 : 3 [ Jesus], knowing that the Father had given all the things into his hands, and that he came forth from God, and goeth unto God,
• Rom 10:6 : 6 But the righteousness which is of faith saith thus, Say not in thy heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down:)
• Eph 4:9-9 : 9 (Now this, He ascended, what is it {G1487} but that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He that descended is the same also that ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.)
• 1 Cor 15:47 : 47 The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is {G2962} of heaven.
• Acts 20:28 : 28 Take heed {G3767} unto yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit hath made you bishops, to feed the church of the Lord which he purchased with his own blood.
• John 6:62 : 62 [ What] then if ye should behold the Son of man ascending where he was before?
• John 6:42 : 42 And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how {G3767} doth he now say, I am come down out of heaven?
• Deut 30:12 : 12 It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, and make us to hear it, that we may do it?
• Mark 16:19-20 : 19 So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken unto them, was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. 20 And they went forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word by the signs that followed. Amen.
• Matt 28:20 : 20 teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.
• John 6:46 : 46 Not that any man hath seen the Father, save {G3361} he that is from God, he hath seen the Father.
• John 6:51 : 51 I am the living bread which came down out of heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: yea and the bread {G1161} which I will give is my flesh, for the life of the world.
• John 8:42 : 42 Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love {G302} me: for I came forth and am come from God; for neither have I come of myself, but he sent me.
• John 3:31 : 31 He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is of the earth, and of the earth he speaketh: he that cometh from heaven is above all.
• John 6:33 : 33 For the bread of God is that which cometh down out of heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
• John 16:28-30 : 28 I came out from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go unto the Father. 29 His disciples say, {G3004} {G846} Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no dark saying. 30 Now know we that thou knowest all things, and {G2192} needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God.
• John 17:5 : 5 And now, Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
• Eph 1:23 : 23 which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.