John 3:13

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

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  • Prov 30:4 : 4 Who has ascended into heaven, and then descended? Who has gathered up the winds in his fists? 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 his son’s name? Surely you can know!
  • John 6:38 : 38 For I have come down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of the one who sent me.
  • John 1:18 : 18 No one has ever seen God. The only one, himself God, who is in closest fellowship with the Father, has made God known.
  • Acts 2:34 : 34 For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says,‘The Lord said to my lord,“Sit at my right hand
  • John 13:3 : 3 Because Jesus knew that the Father had handed all things over to him, and that he had come from God and was going back to God,
  • Rom 10:6 : 6 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)
  • Eph 4:9-9 : 9 Now what is the meaning of“he ascended,” except that he also descended to the lower regions, namely, the earth? 10 He, the very one who descended, is also the one who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.
  • 1 Cor 15:47 : 47 The first man is from the earth, made of dust; the second man is from heaven.
  • Acts 20:28 : 28 Watch out for yourselves and for all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God that he obtained with the blood of his own Son.
  • John 6:62 : 62 Then what if you see the Son of Man ascending where he was before?
  • John 6:42 : 42 and they said,“Isn’t this Jesus the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say,‘I have come down from heaven’?”
  • Deut 30:12 : 12 It is not in heaven, as though one must say,“Who will go up to heaven to get it for us and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?”
  • Mark 16:19-20 : 19 After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God. 20 They went out and proclaimed everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the word through the accompanying signs.]]
  • Matt 28:20 : 20 teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
  • John 6:46 : 46 (Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God– he has seen the Father.)
  • John 6:51 : 51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats from this bread he will live forever. The bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”
  • John 8:42 : 42 Jesus replied,“If God were your Father, you would love me, for I have come from God and am now here. I have not come on my own initiative, but he sent me.
  • John 3:31 : 31 The one who comes from above is superior to all. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks about earthly things. The one who comes from heaven is superior to all.
  • John 6:33 : 33 For the bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
  • John 16:28-30 : 28 I came from the Father and entered into the world, but in turn, I am leaving the world and going back to the Father.” 29 His disciples said,“Look, now you are speaking plainly and not in obscure figures of speech! 30 Now we know that you know everything and do not need anyone to ask you anything. Because of this we believe that you have come from God.”
  • John 17:5 : 5 And now, Father, glorify me at your side with the glory I had with you before the world was created.
  • Eph 1:23 : 23 Now the church is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.

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  • John 3:31-32
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    31The one who comes from above is superior to all. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks about earthly things. The one who comes from heaven is superior to all.

    32He testifies about what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony.

  • John 3:9-12
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    9Nicodemus replied,“How can these things be?”

    10Jesus answered,“Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you don’t understand these things?

    11I tell you the solemn truth, we speak about what we know and testify about what we have seen, but you people do not accept our testimony.

    12If I have told you people about earthly things and you don’t believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?

  • John 3:14-16
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    14Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,

    15so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.”

    16For this is the way God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.

  • John 1:51
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    51He continued,“I tell all of you the solemn truth– you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”

  • John 6:62
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    62Then what if you see the Son of Man ascending where he was before?

  • John 6:44-46
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    44No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.

    45It is written in the prophets,‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who hears and learns from the Father comes to me.

    46(Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God– he has seen the Father.)

  • Eph 4:9-10
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    9Now what is the meaning of“he ascended,” except that he also descended to the lower regions, namely, the earth?

    10He, the very one who descended, is also the one who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.

  • John 1:18
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    18No one has ever seen God. The only one, himself God, who is in closest fellowship with the Father, has made God known.

  • John 3:27
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    27John replied,“No one can receive anything unless it has been given to him from heaven.

  • John 3:1-7
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    1Conversation with Nicodemus Now a certain man, a Pharisee named Nicodemus, who was a member of the Jewish ruling council,

    2came to Jesus at night and said to him,“Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the miraculous signs that you do unless God is with him.”

    3Jesus replied,“I tell you the solemn truth, unless a person is born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

    4Nicodemus said to him,“How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter his mother’s womb and be born a second time, can he?”

    5Jesus answered,“I tell you the solemn truth, unless a person is born of water and spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

    6What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.

    7Do not be amazed that I said to you,‘You must all be born from above.’

  • John 6:42
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    42and they said,“Isn’t this Jesus the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say,‘I have come down from heaven’?”

  • John 8:23
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    23Jesus replied,“You people are from below; I am from above. You people are from this world; I am not from this world.

  • John 6:38
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    38For I have come down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of the one who sent me.

  • John 6:50
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    50This is the bread that has come down from heaven, so that a person may eat from it and not die.

  • 1 Cor 15:47
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    47The first man is from the earth, made of dust; the second man is from heaven.

  • Matt 11:27
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    27All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son decides to reveal him.

  • Rom 10:6-7
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    6But the righteousness that is by faith says:“Do not say in your heart,‘Who will ascend into heaven?’”(that is, to bring Christ down)

    7or“Who will descend into the abyss?”(that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).

  • John 1:13
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    13– children not born by human parents or by human desire or a husband’s decision, but by God.

  • John 6:65
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    65So Jesus added,“Because of this I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has allowed him to come.”

  • John 14:6
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    6Jesus replied,“I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

  • John 8:28
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    28Then Jesus said,“When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and I do nothing on my own initiative, but I speak just what the Father taught me.

  • Matt 3:13
    70%

    13The Baptism of Jesus Then Jesus came from Galilee to John to be baptized by him in the Jordan River.

  • John 6:58
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    58This is the bread that came down from heaven; it is not like the bread your ancestors ate, but then later died. The one who eats this bread will live forever.”

  • John 5:23
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    23so that all people will honor the Son just as they honor the Father. The one who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.

  • John 16:28
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    28I came from the Father and entered into the world, but in turn, I am leaving the world and going back to the Father.”

  • John 7:27
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    27But we know where this man comes from. Whenever the Christ comes, no one will know where he comes from.”

  • John 6:33
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    33For the bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

  • John 12:34
    69%

    34Then the crowd responded,“We have heard from the law that the Christ will remain forever. How can you say,‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this Son of Man?”

  • Mark 14:62
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    62“I am,” said Jesus,“and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.”

  • Acts 1:11
    69%

    11and said,“Men of Galilee, why do you stand here looking up into the sky? This same Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven will come back in the same way you saw him go into heaven.”

  • Matt 17:9
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    9As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them,“Do not tell anyone about the vision until the Son of Man is raised from the dead.”

  • John 5:19
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    19So Jesus answered them,“I tell you the solemn truth, the Son can do nothing on his own initiative, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, the Son does likewise.

  • Luke 10:22
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    22All things have been given to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son decides to reveal him.”