John 3:13
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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!
Romans 10:6
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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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John 6:38
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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 1:18
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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.
1 Corinthians 15:47
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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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Acts 2:34
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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
Ephesians 4:9-10
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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.
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 6:62
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62 Then what will you think if you see the Son of Man ascend to heaven again?
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John 6:42
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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 3:31
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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.
Mark 16:19-20
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19 When the Lord Jesus had finished talking with them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down in the place of honor at God’s right hand. 20 And the disciples went everywhere and preached, and the Lord worked through them, confirming what they said by many miraculous signs.
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Acts 20:28
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28 “So guard yourselves and God’s people. Feed and shepherd God’s flock—his church, purchased with his own blood[a]—over which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as leaders.[b]
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John 17:5
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5 Now, Father, bring me into the glory we shared before the world began.
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John 16:28-30
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28 Yes, I came from the Father into the world, and now I will leave the world and return to the Father.”
29 Then his disciples said, “At last you are speaking plainly and not figuratively. 30 Now we understand that you know everything, and there’s no need to question you. From this we believe that you came from God.”
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John 6:46
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46 (Not that anyone has ever seen the Father; only I, who was sent from God, have seen him.)
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John 6:33
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33 The true bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
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Deuteronomy 30:12
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12 It is not kept in heaven, so distant that you must ask, ‘Who will go up to heaven and bring it down so we can hear it and obey?’
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Ephesians 1:23
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23 And the church is his body; it is made full and complete by Christ, who fills all things everywhere with himself.
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John 8:42
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42 Jesus told them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, because I have come to you from God. I am not here on my own, but he sent me.
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John 6:51
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51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will live forever; and this bread, which I will offer so the world may live, is my flesh.”
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Matthew 28:20
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20 Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
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