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Parallel YHN 3:13

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BI Yhn 3:13 ©

Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clearImportance=normal(All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV)None of you have gone up into heaven, but I, humanity’s child, have come down from heaven.

OET-LVAnd no_one has_gone_up into the heaven, except not/lest the one having_come_down out_of the heaven, the son of_ the _Man.

SR-GNTΚαὶ οὐδεὶς ἀναβέβηκεν εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν, εἰ μὴ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καταβάς Υἱὸς τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου.
   (Kai oudeis anabebaʸken eis ton ouranon, ei maʸ ho ek tou ouranou katabasho Huios tou Anthrōpou.)

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULTAnd no one has ascended into heaven except the one having descended from heaven—the Son of Man.

USTI, the Son of Man, am the only one who has gone up to heaven, and I am the only one who has come down to earth from heaven.


BSBNo one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.[fn]


3:13 BYZ and TR include who is in heaven.

BLBAnd no one has gone up into heaven except the One having come down out of heaven, the Son of Man.

AICNTAnd no one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man [[who is in heaven]].[fn]


3:13, who is in heaven: Some manuscripts include. A(02) Latin(a b e ff2 ) BYZ TR

OEBNo one has ascended to heaven, except him who descended from heaven – the Son of Man himself.

LSB And no one has ascended into heaven, but He who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.

WEBBENo one has ascended into heaven but he who descended out of heaven, the Son of Man, who is in heaven.

WMBB (Same as above)

MSG(13-15)“No one has ever gone up into the presence of God except the One who came down from that Presence, the Son of Man. In the same way that Moses lifted the serpent in the desert so people could have something to see and then believe, it is necessary for the Son of Man to be lifted up—and everyone who looks up to him, trusting and expectant, will gain a real life, eternal life.

NETNo one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven – the Son of Man.

LSVAnd no one has gone up to Heaven, except He who came down out of Heaven—the Son of Man who is in Heaven.

FBVNo one has gone up to heaven, but the Son of man came down from heaven.

TCNTNo one has ascended into heaven, except he who descended from heaven, the Son of [fn]Man, who is in heaven.


3:13 Man, who is in heaven. 97.6% ¦ Man. CT 1.1%

T4TI am the only one who has gone up to heaven; no one else has gone up there. I am also the one who came down from heaven. So I know what happens there.

LEBAnd no one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.

BBEAnd no one has ever gone up to heaven but he who came down from heaven, the Son of man.

MoffNo Moff YHN (JHN) book available

WymthThere is no one who has gone up to Heaven, but there is One who has come down from Heaven, namely the Son of Man whose home is in Heaven.

ASVAnd no one hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended out of heaven, even the Son of man, who is in heaven.

DRAAnd no man hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended from heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven.

YLTand 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.

DrbyAnd no one has gone up into heaven, save he who came down out of heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven.

RVAnd no man hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended out of heaven, even the Son of man, which is in heaven.

WbstrAnd no man hath ascended to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man who is in heaven.

KJB-1769 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
   ( And no man hath/has ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. )

KJB-1611And no man hath ascended vp to heauen, but hee that came downe from heauen, euen the Sonne of man which is in heauen.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

BshpsAnd no man ascendeth vp to heauen, but he that came downe from heauen, euen the sonne of man which is in heauen.
   (And no man ascendeth up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the son of man which is in heaven.)

GnvaFor no man ascendeth vp to heauen, but he that hath descended from heauen, that Sonne of man which is in heauen.
   (For no man ascendeth up to heaven, but he that hath/has descended from heaven, that Son of man which is in heaven. )

CvdlAnd no man ascendeth vp in to heauen, but he that is come downe from heaue, (namely) the sonne of man which is in heauen.
   (And no man ascendeth up in to heaven, but he that is come down from heaven, (namely) the son of man which is in heaven.)

TNTAnd no man ascendeth vp to heaven but he that came doune from heaven that is to saye the sonne of man which is in heaven.
   (And no man ascendeth up to heaven but he that came down from heaven that is to say the son of man which is in heaven. )

WycAnd no man stieth in to heuene, but he that cam doun fro heuene, mannys sone that is in heuene.
   (And no man stieth in to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, mannys son that is in heaven.)

LuthUnd niemand fähret gen Himmel, denn der vom Himmel herniederkommen ist, nämlich des Menschen Sohn, der im Himmel ist.
   (And no_one fähret to/toward heaven, because the/of_the from_the heaven herniederkommen is, namely the Menschen son, the/of_the in_the heaven is.)

ClVgEt nemo ascendit in cælum, nisi qui descendit de cælo, Filius hominis, qui est in cælo.[fn]
   (And nemo ascendit in the_sky, nisi who descendit about cælo, Son of_man, who it_is in cælo. )


3.13 Nisi qui descendit. Hoc pertinet ad secundam nativitatem in spiritu, quia nemo in Christo ad Patrem ascendit, nisi qui ex spiritu nascitur. Nemo salvatur per mortem Christi, nisi qui ex spiritu nascitur. Nemo nascitur ex spiritu, nisi in morte Christi. Et cum dicit Filius hominis, dat nobis certitudinem ascendendi, cum filii hominum simus.


3.13 Nisi who descendit. This belongs to secundam nativitatem in spiritu, because nemo in Christo to Patrem ascendit, nisi who from spiritu nascitur. Nemo salvatur through mortem of_Christ, nisi who from spiritu nascitur. Nemo nascitur from spiritu, nisi in morte of_Christ. And when/with dicit Son of_man, dat us certitudinem ascendendi, when/with children of_men simus.

UGNTκαὶ οὐδεὶς ἀναβέβηκεν εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν, εἰ μὴ ὁ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καταβάς— ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου.
   (kai oudeis anabebaʸken eis ton ouranon, ei maʸ ho ek tou ouranou katabas— ho Huios tou Anthrōpou.)

SBL-GNTκαὶ οὐδεὶς ἀναβέβηκεν εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν εἰ μὴ ὁ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καταβάς, ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ⸀ἀνθρώπου.
   (kai oudeis anabebaʸken eis ton ouranon ei maʸ ho ek tou ouranou katabas, ho huios tou ⸀anthrōpou.)

TC-GNTΚαὶ οὐδεὶς ἀναβέβηκεν εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν, εἰ μὴ ὁ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καταβάς, ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου [fn]ὁ ὢν ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ.
   (Kai oudeis anabebaʸken eis ton ouranon, ei maʸ ho ek tou ouranou katabas, ho huios tou anthrōpou ho ōn en tōi ouranōi. )


3:13 ο ων εν τω ουρανω 97.6% ¦ — CT 1.1%

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).


TSNTyndale Study Notes:

3:13 There is great distance between this world and heaven (see 1:51; 3:31; 6:38, 42). Jesus bridged that distance, validating his divine status by defeating death and returning to heaven (16:5-11).

TTNTyndale Theme Notes:

“Belief” in the Gospel of John

Believing occupies a central place in John’s Gospel. John does not use the noun faith that appears frequently elsewhere in the New Testament (e.g., see Matt 8:8-10; Mark 11:22; Acts 20:21; Rom 1:17; 3:27-31; 4:3-5; Heb 11:1-39; Jas 2:14-24; 1 Pet 1:5-7). John prefers the verb believe to underscore that faith is not simply a static dogma, but is dynamic, requiring action. In John’s Gospel, “believing” in Jesus is the trait of all true disciples.

In the Gospel of John, the verb translated “believe” is often followed by the Greek preposition eis (“into”). No parallel exists for this combination in ancient Greek usage. For John, faith is not a status, but an investment in the person of Jesus. Faith means accepting who Jesus is and what he claims to be. Faith constitutes a commitment to let his call change the way we live. Faith is the work God wants from us (John 6:29), demonstrated as we abide in Jesus’ word, as we love him, and as we obey his commands (John 8:31; 15:1-17; see 1 Jn 5:10).

Passages for Further Study

Gen 15:6; Isa 28:16; Mark 1:15; 9:23-24; John 1:12-13; 3:10-18; 5:24; 6:35-36; 7:38; 9:35-38; 11:25-27; 12:37; 20:25-31; Acts 10:43; 13:39; Rom 1:16; 10:9-10; Heb 4:3


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

ὁ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καταβάς

the_‹one› out_of ¬the heaven /having/_come_down

Jesus is referring to himself in the third person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this in the first person. Alternate translation: “me, the one who descended from heaven”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου

the_‹one› the Son ¬the ˱of˲_Man

The title Son of Man is equivalent to “Messiah.” Jesus uses it to claim that role subtly and implicitly. You may want to translate this title directly into your language. On the other hand, if you think it would be helpful to your readers, you could state what it means. See the discussion of this phrase in Part 3 of the General Introduction to the Gospel of John. Alternate translation: “the Messiah”

BI Yhn 3:13 ©