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Andκαὶno oneοὐδεὶςhas gone upἀναβέβηκενintoεἰςheavenτὸν οὐρανὸνexceptεἰ μὴthe one whoὁcame downκαταβάςfromἐκheaven,τοῦ οὐρανοῦthe Sonὁ υἱὸςof Man.τοῦ ἀνθρώπου
John 3:13
Study it in the app“And no one has gone up into heaven except the one who came down from heaven, the Son of Man.”
With the Greek beneath
John 3:13, word by word
- has gone upἀναβέβηκενanabebēken
go up
To go upward: up a mountain, to Jerusalem or to heaven.
Where else “anabebēken” appears- heavenοὐρανὸνouranon
heaven
God's dwelling, above all that is created.
Where else “ouranon” appears- came downκαταβάςkatabas
go down, come down
Go down, come down, descend.
Where else “katabas” appears- the Sonυἱὸςhuios
Son
Jesus, the Son of God.
Where else “huios” appears- of Manἀνθρώπουanthrōpou
Son of Man
"The Son of Man": what Jesus calls himself.
Where else “anthrōpou” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many later manuscripts add “who is in heaven.”
The context
12If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?
13 · This verse (above)
14And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,
To study John 3 in a group
1. What it says
What does Jesus answer Nicodemus when he visits at night and says God is with him? (vv. 1-8)
2. What it means
Verse 16 says God loved the world and gave his Son. What does the text say God wants for the world? (vv. 16-17)
3. How I live it
Jesus speaks of those who come to the light and those who prefer darkness (vv. 19-21). What helps you live with more clarity and truth?