^12 (A)It is not in heaven, that you should say, ‘Who will ascend to heaven for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?’

⁶ But ^(A)the righteousness based on faith says, ^(B)“Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’” (that is, to bring Christ down) ⁷ “or ‘Who will descend into the ^(C)abyss?’” (that is, ^(D)to bring Christ up from the dead). ⁸ But what does it say? ^(E)“The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim);

^13 (A)No one has ^(B)ascended into heaven except ^(C)he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.^[a]