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.

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.

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.

⁵ But the Lord came down to look at the city and the tower the people were building.