John 3:13
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13 No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.[a](A)
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- 3.13 Other ancient authorities add who is in heaven
Proverbs 30:4
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4 Who has ascended to heaven and come down?
Who has gathered the wind in the hollow of the hand?
Who has wrapped up the waters in a garment?
Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is the person’s name?
And what is the name of the person’s child?
Surely you know!(A)
John 6:38
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38 for I have come down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me.(A)
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Acts 2:34
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34 For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says,
‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at my right hand,(A)
John 1:18
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18 No one has ever seen God. It is the only Son, himself God, who[a] is close to the Father’s heart,[b] who has made him known.(A)
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1 Corinthians 15:47
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47 The first man was from the earth, made of dust; the second man is[a] from heaven.(A)
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- 15.47 Other ancient authorities add the Lord
John 13:3
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3 Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands and that he had come from God and was going to God,(A)
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Romans 10:6
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6 But the righteousness that comes from faith says, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ ” (that is, to bring Christ down)
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Ephesians 4:9-10
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9 (When it says, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended[a] into the lower parts of the earth?[b] 10 He who descended is the same one who ascended far above all the heavens, so that he might fill all things.)
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John 6:62
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62 Then what if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before?(A)
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John 3:31
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The One Who Comes from Heaven
31 The one who comes from above is above all; the one who is of the earth belongs to the earth and speaks about earthly things. The one who comes from heaven is above all.(A)
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John 6:46
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46 Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God; he has seen the Father.(A)
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John 6:42
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42 They were saying, “Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?”(A)
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