And He *said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”

No one has ascended into heaven, except He who descended from heaven: the Son of Man.

And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,

and He gave Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man.

Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that lasts for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you, for on Him the Father, God, has set His seal.”

So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in yourselves.

What then if you see the Son of Man ascending to where He was before?

So Jesus said, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am, and I do nothing on My own, but I say these things as the Father instructed Me.

Jesus Affirms His Deity

Jesus heard that they had put him out, and upon finding him, He said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”

But Jesus *answered them by saying, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.

The crowd then answered Him, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ is to remain forever; and how is it that You say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’ ? Who is this Son of Man?”

Therefore when he had left, Jesus *said, “Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in Him;