KJV 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.
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John 1:51
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then He declared, “Truly, truly, I tell you, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
WEB 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.”
ASV 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.
YLT Young’s 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.’
Surrounding context — John 1
48 Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.
49 Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.
50 Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these.
51 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.
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καὶG2532 · kaiandλέγειG3004 · legōto sayαὐτῷ·G846 · autosit/s/heἀμὴνG281 · amēnamenἀμὴνG281 · amēnamenλέγωG3004 · legōto sayὑμῖνG4771 · suyouὄψεσθεG3700 · optanomaito appearτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoοὐρανὸνG3772 · ouranosheavenἀνεῳγόταG455 · anoigōto openκαὶG2532 · kaiandτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀγγέλουςG32 · angelosangelτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεοῦG2316 · theosGodἀναβαίνονταςG305 · anabainōto ascendκαὶG2532 · kaiandκαταβαίνονταςG2597 · katabainōto come/go downἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoυἱὸνG5207 · uhiossonτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀνθρώπου.¶G444 · anthrōposa human
Cross-references
Genesis 28:12And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.Acts 7:56And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.Luke 22:43And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.Mark 1:10And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:Matthew 16:27-28For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.Acts 10:11And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:Mark 14:62And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.Luke 2:13And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,Ezekiel 1:1Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth [month], in the fifth [day] of the month, as I [was] among the captives by the river of Chebar, [that] the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.Matthew 3:16And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:Acts 1:10-11And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;Luke 3:21Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,John 3:13-14And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, [even] the Son of man which is in heaven.Daniel 7:13-14I saw in the night visions, and, behold, [one] like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.2 Thessalonians 1:7And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,Luke 2:9And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.Matthew 4:11Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.Hebrews 1:14Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
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