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
New International Version
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)
Footnotes
- Romans 10:6 Deut. 30:12
Deuteronomy 30:11-14
New Living Translation
The Choice of Life or Death
11 “This command I am giving you today is not too difficult for you, and it is not beyond your reach. 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?’ 13 It is not kept beyond the sea, so far away that you must ask, ‘Who will cross the sea to bring it to us so we can hear it and obey?’ 14 No, the message is very close at hand; it is on your lips and in your heart so that you can obey it.
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Deuteronomy 30:11-14
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The Offer of Life or Death
11 Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach.(A) 12 It is not up in heaven, so that you have to ask, “Who will ascend into heaven(B) to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?”(C) 13 Nor is it beyond the sea,(D) so that you have to ask, “Who will cross the sea to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?”(E) 14 No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it.(F)
Ephesians 4:8-10
New Living Translation
8 That is why the Scriptures say,
“When he ascended to the heights,
he led a crowd of captives
and gave gifts to his people.”[a]
9 Notice that it says “he ascended.” This clearly means that Christ also descended to our lowly world.[b] 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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Ephesians 4:8-10
New International Version
8 This is why it[a] says:
9 (What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions[c]? 10 He who descended is the very one who ascended(C) higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.)(D)
Footnotes
- Ephesians 4:8 Or God
- Ephesians 4:8 Psalm 68:18
- Ephesians 4:9 Or the depths of the earth
John 3:12-13
New Living Translation
12 But if you don’t believe me when I tell you about earthly things, how can you possibly believe if I tell you about heavenly things? 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.
John 3:12-13
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John 6:58
New Living Translation
58 I am the true bread that came down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will not die as your ancestors did (even though they ate the manna) but will live forever.”
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John 6:58
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58 This is the bread that came down from heaven. Your ancestors ate manna and died, but whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.”(A)
Proverbs 30:4
New Living Translation
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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Philippians 3:9
New Living Translation
9 and become one with him. I no longer count on my own righteousness through obeying the law; rather, I become righteous through faith in Christ.[a] For God’s way of making us right with himself depends on faith.
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- 3:9 Or through the faithfulness of Christ.
Philippians 3:9
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9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law,(A) but that which is through faith in[a] Christ—the righteousness(B) that comes from God on the basis of faith.(C)
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- Philippians 3:9 Or through the faithfulness of
Romans 9:30-31
New Living Translation
Israel’s Unbelief
30 What does all this mean? Even though the Gentiles were not trying to follow God’s standards, they were made right with God. And it was by faith that this took place. 31 But the people of Israel, who tried so hard to get right with God by keeping the law, never succeeded.
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Romans 9:30-31
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Israel’s Unbelief
30 What then shall we say?(A) That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith;(B) 31 but the people of Israel, who pursued the law as the way of righteousness,(C) have not attained their goal.(D)
Romans 4:13
New Living Translation
13 Clearly, God’s promise to give the whole earth to Abraham and his descendants was based not on his obedience to God’s law, but on a right relationship with God that comes by faith.
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Romans 4:13
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13 It was not through the law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise(A) that he would be heir of the world,(B) but through the righteousness that comes by faith.(C)
Romans 3:22
New Living Translation
22 We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are.
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Romans 3:22
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22 This righteousness(A) is given through faith(B) in[a] Jesus Christ(C) to all who believe.(D) There is no difference between Jew and Gentile,(E)
Footnotes
- Romans 3:22 Or through the faithfulness of
John 6:50-51
New Living Translation
50 Anyone who eats the bread from heaven, however, will never die. 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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John 6:50-51
New International Version
50 But here is the bread that comes down from heaven,(A) which anyone may eat and not die. 51 I am the living bread(B) that came down from heaven.(C) Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.”(D)
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)
John 6:33
New Living Translation
33 The true bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
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John 6:33
New International Version
33 For the bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven(A) and gives life to the world.”
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