Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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:)

Bible References

Say not

Deuteronomy 30:11
For this command which I am commanding thee to-day, it is not too wonderful for thee, nor is it far off.
Proverbs 30:4
Who went up to heaven, and cometh down? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound waters in a garment? Who established all ends of the earth? What is His name? and what His son's name? Surely thou knowest!

To bring

John 3:12
if the earthly things I said to you, and ye do not believe, how, if I shall say to you the heavenly things, will ye believe?
John 6:33
for the bread of God is that which is coming down out of the heaven, and giving life to the world.'
Ephesians 4:8
wherefore, he saith, 'Having gone up on high he led captive captivity, and gave gifts to men,' --
Hebrews 1:3
who being the brightness of the glory, and the impress of His subsistence, bearing up also the all things by the saying of his might -- through himself having made a cleansing of our sins, sat down at the right hand of the greatness in the highest,

General references

Deuteronomy 6:25
and righteousness it is for us, when we observe to do all this command before Jehovah our God, as He hath commanded us.
Deuteronomy 30:12
It is not in the heavens, -- saying, Who doth go up for us into the heavens, and doth take it for us, and doth cause us to hear it -- that we may do it.
Deuteronomy 32:47
for it is not a vain thing for you, for it is your life, and by this thing ye prolong days on the ground whither ye are passing over the Jordan to possess it.'