John 3:13

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which 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, 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?
• John 6:38 : 38 For I came 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, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
• Acts 2:34 : 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,
• John 13:3 : 3 Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;
• Rom 10:6 : 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:)
• Eph 4:9-9 : 9 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)
• 1 Cor 15:47 : 47 The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.
• Acts 20:28 : 28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
• John 6:62 : 62 What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up 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 is it then that he saith, I came down from 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, that we may hear it, and do it?
• Mark 16:19-20 : 19 So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. 20 And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
• Matt 28:20 : 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
• John 6:46 : 46 Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.
• John 6:51 : 51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
• John 8:42 : 42 Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I 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 earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.
• John 6:33 : 33 For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
• John 16:28-30 : 28 I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father. 29 His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb. 30 Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God.
• John 17:5 : 5 And now, O 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.