John 3:13
New Living Translation
13 No one has ever gone to heaven and returned. But the Son of Man[a] has come down from heaven.
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- 3:13 Some manuscripts add who lives in heaven. “Son of Man” is a title Jesus used for himself.
Proverbs 30:4
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4 Who but God goes up to heaven and comes back down?
Who holds the wind in his fists?
Who wraps up the oceans in his cloak?
Who has created the whole wide world?
What is his name—and his son’s name?
Tell me if you know!
Proverbs 30:4
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John 6:38
New Living Translation
38 For I have come down from heaven to do the will of God who sent me, not to do my own will.
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John 6:38
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38 For I have come down from heaven(A) not to do my will but to do the will(B) of him who sent me.(C)
Acts 2:34
New Living Translation
34 For David himself never ascended into heaven, yet he said,
‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit in the place of honor at my right hand
Acts 2:34
New International Version
34 For David did not ascend to heaven, and yet he said,
“‘The Lord said to my Lord:
“Sit at my right hand
John 1:18
New Living Translation
18 No one has ever seen God. But the unique One, who is himself God,[a] is near to the Father’s heart. He has revealed God to us.
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- 1:18 Some manuscripts read But the one and only Son.
John 1:18
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18 No one has ever seen God,(A) but the one and only Son, who is himself God and[a](B) is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.
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- John 1:18 Some manuscripts but the only Son, who
1 Corinthians 15:47
New Living Translation
47 Adam, the first man, was made from the dust of the earth, while Christ, the second man, came from heaven.
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1 Corinthians 15:47
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John 13:3
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3 Jesus knew that the Father had given him authority over everything and that he had come from God and would return to God.
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John 13:3
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3 Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power,(A) and that he had come from God(B) and was returning to God;
Romans 10:6
New Living Translation
6 But faith’s way of getting right with God says, “Don’t say in your heart, ‘Who will go up to heaven?’ (to bring Christ down to earth).
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Romans 10:6
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6 But the righteousness that is by faith(A) says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’”[a](B) (that is, to bring Christ down)
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- Romans 10:6 Deut. 30:12
Ephesians 4:9-10
New Living Translation
9 Notice that it says “he ascended.” This clearly means that Christ also descended to our lowly world.[a] 10 And the same one who descended is the one who ascended higher than all the heavens, so that he might fill the entire universe with himself.
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- 4:9 Some manuscripts read to the lower parts of the earth.
Ephesians 4:9-10
New International Version
9 (What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions[a]? 10 He who descended is the very one who ascended(A) higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.)(B)
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- Ephesians 4:9 Or the depths of the earth
John 6:62
New Living Translation
62 Then what will you think if you see the Son of Man ascend to heaven again?
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John 6:62
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John 3:31
New Living Translation
31 “He has come from above and is greater than anyone else. We are of the earth, and we speak of earthly things, but he has come from heaven and is greater than anyone else.[a]
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- 3:31 Some manuscripts do not include and is greater than anyone else.
John 3:31
New International Version
31 The one who comes from above(A) is above all; the one who is from the earth belongs to the earth, and speaks as one from the earth.(B) The one who comes from heaven is above all.
John 6:46
New Living Translation
46 (Not that anyone has ever seen the Father; only I, who was sent from God, have seen him.)
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John 6:46
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46 No one has seen the Father except the one who is from God;(A) only he has seen the Father.
John 6:42
New Living Translation
42 They said, “Isn’t this Jesus, the son of Joseph? We know his father and mother. How can he say, ‘I came down from heaven’?”
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John 6:42
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42 They said, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph,(A) whose father and mother we know?(B) How can he now say, ‘I came down from heaven’?”(C)
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