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John 3:13–15

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13The only one who has ever gone up to heaven is the One who came down from heaven—the Son of Man. n

14“Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, n the Son of Man must also be lifted up. 15So that everyone who believes can have eternal life in him.

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Footnotes

  1. nthe Son of Man Some Greek copies continue, “who is in heaven.”
  2. nMoses … desert When the Israelites were dying from snake bites, God told Moses to put a bronze snake on a pole. The people who looked at the snake were healed (Numbers 21:4–9).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven—the Son of Man. Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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

“Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.

NLTNew Living Translation

No one has ever gone to heaven and returned. But the Son of Man has come down from heaven. And as Moses lifted up the bronze snake on a pole in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him will have eternal life.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And no one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven—the Son of Man. And just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, thus it is necessary that the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him will have eternal life.”

KJV 1900King James Version

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 as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.