John 3:13

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Summary

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.

No man

Ephesians 4:9

But

Even

General references

John 6:62

Bible References

No man

No man has ever yet seen God; God the Only Son, who is ever with the Father--He has revealed him.

Not that any one has seen the Father, except him who is from God--he has seen the Father.

It was not David who went up into Heaven; for he himself says- -'The Lord said to my master: "Sit on my right hand,

But the righteousness which results from faith finds expression in these words--'Do not say to yourself "Who will go up into heaven?"'--which means to bring Christ down--'

Now surely this 'going up' must imply that he had already gone down into the world beneath.

But

For the Bread that God gives is that which comes down from Heaven, and gives Life to the world."

"If God were your Father," Jesus replied, "you would have loved me, for I came out from God, and now am here; and I have not come of myself, but he sent me as his Messenger.

And at supper, Jesus--although knowing that the Father had put everything into his hands, and that he had come from God, and was to return to God--

I came out from the Father, and have come into the world; and now I am to leave the world, and go to the Father."

And now do thou honor me, Father, at thy own side, with the honor which I had at thy side before the world began.

The first man was from the dust of the earth; the second man from Heaven.

Even

No man has ever yet seen God; God the Only Son, who is ever with the Father--He has revealed him.

And teaching them to lay to heart all the commands that I have given you; and, remember, I myself am with you every day until the close of the age."

So the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into Heaven, and sat at the right hand of God.

Be watchful over yourselves, and over the whole flock, of which the Holy Spirit has placed you in charge, to shepherd the Church of God, which he won for himself at the cost of his life.

For the Church is Christ's Body, and is filled by him who fills all things everywhere with his presence.

He who went down is the same as he who went up--up beyond the highest Heaven, that he might fill all things with his presence.

General references

"Is this a hindrance to you? What, then, if you should see the Son of Man ascending where he was before?