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Berean Standard Bible

“No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.”

John 3:13

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Jesus is talking at night with Nicodemus, a Pharisee and teacher of Israel, about being born from above. When Nicodemus struggles to understand earthly things, Jesus moves on to heavenly things, and this verse explains who can speak of them reliably.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.

World English Bible (WEB)

No one has ascended into heaven, but he who descended out of heaven, the Son of Man, who is in heaven.

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and no one has gone up to the heaven, except he who out of the heaven came down -- the Son of Man who is in the heaven.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y nadie subió al cielo, sino el que descendió del cielo, el Hijo del hombre, que está en el cielo.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Nadie ha subido jamás al cielo excepto el que bajó del cielo, que es el Hijo del hombre.

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