John 3:13
And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
John 3:13 in other translations
| BSB | No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man. |
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| WEB | No one has ascended into heaven but he who descended out of heaven, the Son of Man, who is in heaven. |
| ASV | And no one hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended out of heaven, even the Son of man, who is in heaven. |
| YLT | and no one hath gone up to the heaven, except he who out of the heaven came down--the Son of Man who is in the heaven. |
| DARBY | And no one has gone up into heaven, save he who came down out of heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven. |
| BBE | And no one has ever gone up to heaven but he who came down from heaven, the Son of man. |
| Webster | And no man hath ascended to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man who is in heaven. |
What does John 3:13 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 3:11-13
11-13. We speak that we know, and ... have seen--that is, by absolute knowledge and immediate vision of God, which "the only-begotten Son in the bosom of the Father" claims as exclusively His own (Joh 1:18). The "we" and "our" are here used, though Himself only is intended, in emphatic contrast, probably, with the opening words of Nicodemus, "Rabbi, we know.", &c. ye receive not, &c.--referring to the class to which…
Barnes' Notes
But he that came down, &c. The Lord Jesus. He is represented as coming down, because, being equal with God, he took upon himself our nature, Jn 1:14, Php 2:6,7. He is represented as sent by the Father, Jn 3:17, 34, Gal 4:4, 1Jn 4:9, 10.
The Son of man. Called thus from his being a man; from his interest in man; and as expressive of his regard for man. It is a favourite title which the Lord Jesus gives to himself.
Which is in heaven. This is a very remarkable expression. Jesus, the Son of man, was then bodily on earth conversing with Nicodemus; yet he declares that he is at the same time in heaven. This can be understood only as referring to the fact that he had two natures--that his divine nature was in heaven, and his human nature on earth. Our Saviour is frequently spoken of in this manner. Comp. Jn 6:62; Jn 6:62, 17:5, 2Cor 8:9. As Jesus was in heaven--as his proper abode was there--he was fitted to speak of heavenly things, and to declare the will of God to man. And we may learn,
1st. That the truth about the deep things of God is not to be learned of men. No one has ascended to heaven and returned to tell us what is there; and no infidel, no mere man, no prophet, is qualified of himself to speak of them.
2nd. That all the light which we are to expect on those subjects is to be sought in the Scriptures. It is only Jesus and his inspired apostles and evangelists that can speak of those things.
3rd. It is not wonderful that some things in the Scriptures are mysterious. They are about things which we have not seen, and we must receive them on the testimony of one who has seen them.
4th. The Lord Jesus is divine. He was in heaven while on earth. He had, therefore, a nature far above the human, and is equal with the Father, Jn 1:1.
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John 3:13 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 3:13
- Proverbs 30:4
Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son’s name, if thou canst tell?
- John 6:38
For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
- Acts 2:34
For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
- John 1:18
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
- 1 Corinthians 15:47
The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.
- John 13:3
Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;
- Ephesians 4:9-10
(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)
- Romans 10:6
But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:)
- John 6:62
What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?
- John 3:31
He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.
- John 6:46
Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.
- Mark 16:19-20
So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- John 3:12
If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
- John 3:13
And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
- John 3:14
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
John 3:13 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y nadie subió al cielo, sino el que descendió del cielo, el Hijo del hombre, que está en el cielo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et personne n’est monté au ciel, sinon celui qui est descendu du ciel, le fils de l’homme qui est dans le ciel. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und niemand ist hinaufgestiegen in den Himmel, als nur der aus dem Himmel herabgestiegen ist, der Sohn des Menschen, der im Himmel ist. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et nemo ascendit in cælum, nisi qui descendit de cælo, Filius hominis, qui est in cælo. |