51 And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.

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51 He then added, “Very truly I tell you,[a] you[b] will see ‘heaven open,(A) and the angels of God ascending and descending(B) on’[c] the Son of Man.”(C)

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Footnotes

  1. John 1:51 The Greek is plural.
  2. John 1:51 The Greek is plural.
  3. John 1:51 Gen. 28:12

12 And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.

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12 He had a dream(A) in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.(B)

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56 And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.

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56 “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open(A) and the Son of Man(B) standing at the right hand of God.”

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43 And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.

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43 An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him.(A)

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21 Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,

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The Baptism and Genealogy of Jesus(A)(B)

21 When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying,(C) heaven was opened

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13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

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13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

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62 And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

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62 “I am,” said Jesus. “And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.”(A)

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10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:

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10 Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.(A)

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27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.

28 Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

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27 For the Son of Man(A) is going to come(B) in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what they have done.(C)

28 “Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”

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16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

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16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened,(A) and he saw the Spirit of God(B) descending like a dove and alighting on him.

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Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.

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Ezekiel’s Inaugural Vision

In my thirtieth year, in the fourth month on the fifth day, while I was among the exiles(A) by the Kebar River,(B) the heavens were opened(C) and I saw visions(D) of God.

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11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.

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The Heavenly Warrior Defeats the Beast

11 I saw heaven standing open(A) and there before me was a white horse, whose rider(B) is called Faithful and True.(C) With justice he judges and wages war.(D)

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11 And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending upon him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:

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11 He saw heaven opened(A) and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.

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