⁹ Notice that it says “he ascended.” This clearly means that Christ also descended to our lowly world.^[a]

¹³ No one has ever gone to heaven and returned. But the Son of Man^[a] has come down from heaven.

⁴⁰ For as Jonah was in the belly of the great fish for three days and three nights, so will the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.

³³ The true bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

⁹ What we do see is Jesus, who for a little while was given a position “a little lower than the angels”; and because he suffered death for us, he is now “crowned with glory and honor.” Yes, by God’s grace, Jesus tasted death for everyone.

¹⁷ “Don’t cling to me,” Jesus said, “for I haven’t yet ascended to the Father. But go find my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”

²⁷ for the Father himself loves you dearly because you love me and believe that I came from God.^{[a] 28} Yes, I came from the Father into the world, and now I will leave the world and return to the Father.”