Parallel Verses
Williams New Testament
Then He said to him, "I most solemnly say to you all, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God going up, and coming down upon the Son of Man!"
New American Standard Bible
And He *said to him,
King James Version
And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
Holman Bible
Then He said,
International Standard Version
Then he told him, "Truly, I tell all of you emphatically, you will see heaven standing open and the angels of God going up and coming down to the Son of Man."
A Conservative Version
And he says to him, Truly, truly, I say to you, henceforth ye will see the heaven opened, and the agents of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
American Standard Version
And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye shall see the heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
Amplified
Then He said to him,
An Understandable Version
Then Jesus said to him, "Truly, truly, I tell you, you will see heaven opened up and the angels of God going up [from] and coming down on the Son of man" [i.e., probably a reference to angels ministering to Jesus' needs. See Matt. 4:6, 11; Luke 22:43].
Anderson New Testament
Jesus answered and said to him: Do you believe, be cause I said to you, I saw you under the fig-tree? You shall see greater things than these. And he said to him: Verily, verily I say to you, From this time you shall see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
Bible in Basic English
And he said to him, Truly I say to you all, You will see heaven opening and God's angels going up and coming down on the Son of man.
Common New Testament
And he said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man."
Daniel Mace New Testament
and he said to him, I declare unto you, hereafter you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending, and descending upon the son of man.
Darby Translation
And he says to him, Verily, verily, I say to you, Henceforth ye shall see the heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of man.
Godbey New Testament
And He says to him, Truly, truly, I say unto you, you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
John Wesley New Testament
Verily, verily I say to you, Hereafter ye shall see the heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of man.
Julia Smith Translation
And he says to him, Amen, amen, I say to you, From henceforth shall ye see heaven opened, and the messengers of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
King James 2000
And he said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter you shall see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he said to him, "Truly, truly I say to all of you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man."
Modern King James verseion
And He said to him, Truly, truly, I say to you, Hereafter you shall see Heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he said unto him, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending, and descending over the son of man."
Moffatt New Testament
He said to him, "Truly, truly I tell you all, you shall see heaven open wide and God's angels ascending and descending upon the Son of man."
Montgomery New Testament
You shall see greater things than that! Believe me," he added, "you all shall see heaven opened wide, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man."
NET Bible
He continued, "I tell all of you the solemn truth -- you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man."
New Heart English Bible
And he said to him, "Truly, truly, I tell you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man."
Noyes New Testament
And he saith to him, Truly, truly do I say to you, Ye will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
Sawyer New Testament
And he said to him, I tell you most truly, you shall see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
The Emphasized Bible
And he saith unto him - Verily, verily, I say unto you: Ye shall see heaven - when set open, and, the messengers of God, ascending and descending unto the Son of Man.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And he saith to him, Verily, verily, I tell you, From henceforth ye shall see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
Twentieth Century New Testament
In truth I tell you," he added, "you shall all see Heaven open, and 'the angels of God ascending and descending' upon the Son of Man."
Webster
And he saith to him, Verily, verily, I say to you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
Weymouth New Testament
"I tell you all in most solemn truth," He added, "that you shall see Heaven opened wide, and God's angels going up, and coming down to the Son of Man."
World English Bible
He said to him, "Most certainly, I tell you, hereafter you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man."
Worrell New Testament
And He saith to him, "Verily, verily, I say to you, ye shall see Heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man."
Worsley New Testament
And He saith unto him, Verily verily I say unto you, Ye shall hereafter see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
Youngs Literal Translation
and he saith to him, 'Verily, verily, I say to you, henceforth ye shall see the heaven opened, and the messengers of God going up and coming down upon the Son of Man.'
Themes
Angel (a spirit) » Functions of » Ministers to jesus after the temptation
Christ » For select reading » Angels wait upon
Christ » Glorified » As portrayed by himself
Christ Glorified » As portrayed by himself
Topics
Interlinear
Optanomai
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Anabaino
Katabaino
Devotionals
Devotionals about John 1:51
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Word Count of 36 Translations in John 1:51
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus Calls Philip And Nathanael
50 Jesus answered him, "Do you believe in me because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this." 51 Then He said to him, "I most solemnly say to you all, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God going up, and coming down upon the Son of Man!"
Phrases
Cross References
Matthew 3:16
And as soon as Jesus was baptized, He at once went up out of the water, and look! the heavens opened, and John saw the Spirit of God coming down like a dove upon Him,
Luke 3:21
Now when all the people had been baptized, and when Jesus had been baptized and was still praying, heaven opened
Acts 7:56
So he said, "Look! I see heaven open, and the Son of Man standing at God's right hand."
Acts 10:11
and saw the sky opened, and something like a great sheet coming down, lowered to the earth by the four corners,
Revelation 19:11
Then I saw heaven thrown open and a white horse appeared. His rider was called Faithful and True, and in justice He passes judgment and wages war.
Matthew 4:11
Then the devil left Him, and angels came and continued to wait upon Him.
Matthew 8:20
And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes, even wild birds have roosts, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head."
Matthew 9:6
But to show you that the Son of Man has authority to forgive sins on earth" -- turning to the paralyzed man, He said to Him -- "Get up, pick up your bed, and go home."
Matthew 16:13-16
When Jesus reached the district of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?"
Matthew 16:27-28
For the Son of Man is going to come in His Father's splendor, with His angels, and then He will pay back to everyone in accordance with what he has done.
Matthew 25:31
"When the Son of Man comes in His splendor, and all the angels with Him, He will take His seat on His splendid throne,
Matthew 26:24
The Son of Man is going away as the Scriptures say of Him, but a curse will be on that man by whom He is betrayed. It would have been better for that man, if he had never been born!"
Mark 1:10
And just as soon as He started to come up out of the water, He saw the heavens split open and the Spirit coming down like a dove to enter Him.
Mark 14:62
Jesus said, "Yes, I am, and you will all see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Almighty and coming in the clouds of the sky!"
Luke 2:9
Then an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, so that they were fearfully frightened.
Luke 2:13
Then suddenly there appeared with the angel a throng of the heavenly host, praising God and saying:
Luke 22:43
Omitted Text.
Luke 22:69
But from today the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the mighty God."
Luke 24:4
And as they were being perplexed about this, two men in dazzling robes suddenly took their stand beside them.
John 3:3
Jesus answered him, "I most solemnly say to you, no one can ever see the kingdom of God, unless he is born from above."
John 3:5
Jesus answered, "I most solemnly say to you, no one can ever get into the kingdom of God, unless he is born of water and the Spirit.
John 3:13-14
And yet no one has gone up into heaven except the Son of Man who came down out of heaven.
John 5:19
So Jesus answered them: "I most solemnly say to you, the Son can do nothing by Himself, except as He sees the Father doing it, for whatever the Father is in the habit of doing the Son also persists in doing.
John 5:24-25
"I most solemnly say to you, whoever listens to me and believes Him who has sent me possesses eternal life, and will never come under condemnation, but has already passed out of death into life.
John 5:27
He has also granted to Him authority to act as Judge because He is the Son of Man.
John 6:26
Jesus answered them, "I most solemnly say to you, you are looking for me, not because of the wonder-works you saw, but because you ate the loaves and had plenty.
John 6:32
Then Jesus said to them, "I most solemnly say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the real bread out of heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the real bread out of heaven,
John 6:47
I most solemnly say to you, whoever believes in me possesses eternal life.
John 6:53
Then Jesus said to them, "I most solemnly say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you do not have life in you.
John 8:34
Jesus answered them, "I most solemnly say to you, everyone who lives in sin is a slave of sin.
John 8:51
I most solemnly say to you, if anyone follows my teaching, he will never experience death."
John 8:58
Then Jesus said to them, "I most solemnly say to you, I existed before Abraham was born."
John 10:1
"I most solemnly say to you, whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs over at some other place is a thief and a robber.
John 10:7
So Jesus said to them again: "I most solemnly say to you, I am the door to the sheepfold myself.
John 12:23-24
Jesus answered them, "The time has come for the Son of Man to be glorified,
John 13:16
I most solemnly say to you, no slave is superior to his master, and no messenger is greater than the man who sends him.
John 13:20-21
I most solemnly say to you, whoever welcomes any messenger I send welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes Him who has sent me."
John 13:38
Jesus answered, "You will lay down your life for me! I most solemnly say to you, before a cock crows, you will three times disown me!"
John 14:12
I most solemnly say to you, whoever perseveres in believing in me can himself do the things that I am doing; yes, he can do even greater things than I am doing, because I am going to the Father.
John 16:20
I most solemnly say to you, you will weep and wail, but the world will be glad; you will grieve but your grief will be turned into gladness.
John 16:23
At that time you will ask me no more questions. I most solemnly say to you, the Father will give you, as bearers of my name, whatever you ask Him for.
John 21:18
I most solemnly say to you, when you were young, you used to put on your own belt and go where you pleased, but when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands and someone else will put a belt on you and you will go where you do not please to go."
Acts 1:10-11
And while they were gazing after Him into heaven, two men dressed in white suddenly stood beside them,
2 Thessalonians 1:7
and to give rest to you who are being crushed with sorrows, along with us, at the unveiling of our Lord Jesus Christ from heaven, with His mighty angels
2 Thessalonians 1:9
These will receive the punishment of eternal destruction as exiles from the presence of the Lord and His glorious might,
1 Timothy 3:16
Undoubtedly the mystery of our religion is a great wonder: "He was made visible in human form; He was vindicated by the Spirit; He was seen by angels; He was proclaimed among the heathen; He was trusted in throughout the world; He was taken up to glory."
Hebrews 1:14
Are not the angels all attending spirits sent forth to serve for the sake of those who are going to be unceasing possessors of salvation?
Jude 1:14
It was about such men also that Enoch, the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied when he said: "See! The Lord comes with myriads of His people
Revelation 4:1
After this I had another vision: A door was standing open in heaven, and the first voice, like a trumpet, that I had heard speaking with me, said, "Come up here, and I will show you what must take place."