Jesus and Nicodemus
John 3:13
In 9 translations
- BSB
- No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.BYZ and TR include who is in heaven.
- KJV
- And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
- WEB
- No one has ascended into heaven but he who descended out of heaven, the Son of Man, who is in heaven.
- ASV
- And no one hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended out of heaven, even the Son of man, who is in heaven.
- LSV
- And no one has gone up to Heaven, except He who came down out of Heaven—the Son of Man who is in Heaven.
- YLT
- 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.
- DBY
- And no one has gone up into heaven, save he who came down out of heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven.
- DRC
- And no man hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended from heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven.
- GNV
- For no man ascendeth vp to heauen, but he that hath descended from heauen, that Sonne of man which is in heauen.
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- In STEPBible’s comparison, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ὁ ὢν ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ (“who is being in the heaven”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)
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- SBLGNT: ἀνθρώπου. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἀνθρώπου; Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont add ὁ ὢν ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- καὶ οὐδεὶς ἀναβέβηκεν εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν εἰ μὴ ὁ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καταβάς, ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου.
- RP2018
- Καὶ οὐδεὶς ἀναβέβηκεν εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν, εἰ μὴ ὁ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καταβάς, ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ὁ ὢν ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ.
- TR-Boyd
- Καὶ οὐδεὶς ἀναβέβηκεν εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν, εἰ μὴ ὁ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καταβάς, ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ὁ ὢν ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ.
- SCR1894
- και ουδεις αναβεβηκεν εις τον ουρανον ει μη ο εκ του ουρανου καταβας ο υιος του ανθρωπου ο ων εν τω ουρανω
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Cross-references most cited first
- Proverbs 30:4Who 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…
- John 6:38For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me.
- Acts 2:34For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand
- John 1:18No 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.
- John 13:3Jesus 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 15:47The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven.
- Ephesians 4:9–10What does “He ascended” mean, except that He also descended to the lower parts of the earth? He who descended is the very One who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.
- John 6:62Then what will happen if you see the Son of Man ascend to where He was before?
- Romans 10:6But the righteousness that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down)
- John 3:31The 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 6:46not that anyone has seen the Father except the One who is from God; only He has seen the Father.
- John 6:42They 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?’”
- Mark 16:19–20After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God. And they went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked through them, confirming His word by the signs…
- John 17:5And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed.
- John 6:33For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
- Deuteronomy 30:12It 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?’
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