John 3:13
Modern Translations
New International Version
No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven--the Son of Man.

New Living Translation
No one has ever gone to heaven and returned. But the Son of Man has come down from heaven.

English Standard Version
No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.

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

New American Standard Bible
No one has ascended into heaven, except He who descended from heaven: the Son of Man.

NASB 1995
"No one has ascended into heaven, but He who descended from heaven: the Son of Man.

NASB 1977
“And no one has ascended into heaven, but He who descended from heaven, even the Son of Man.

Amplified Bible
No one has gone up into heaven, but there is One who came down from heaven, the Son of Man [Himself—whose home is in heaven].

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven--the Son of Man.

Contemporary English Version
No one has gone up to heaven except the Son of Man, who came down from there.

Good News Translation
And no one has ever gone up to heaven except the Son of Man, who came down from heaven."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
No one has gone to heaven except the Son of Man, who came from heaven.

International Standard Version
"No one has gone up to heaven except the one who came down from heaven, the Son of Man who is in heaven.

NET Bible
No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven--the Son of Man.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.

New King James Version
No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the Son of Man who is in heaven.

King James 2000 Bible
And no man has ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man who is in heaven.

New Heart English Bible
And no one has ascended into heaven, but he who descended out of heaven, the Son of Man, who is in heaven.

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

American King James Version
And no man has ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.

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

A Faithful Version
(And no one has ascended into heaven, except He Who came down from heaven, even the Son of man, Who is in heaven. )

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

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

Webster's Bible Translation
And no man hath ascended to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man who is in heaven.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For no man ascendeth vp to heauen, but he that hath descended from heauen, that Sonne of man which is in heauen.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And no man ascendeth vp to heauen, but he that came downe from heauen, euen the sonne of man which is in heauen.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And no man ascendeth vp in to heauen, but he that is come downe from heaue, (namely) the sonne of man which is in heauen.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And 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.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And no one has gone up to Heaven, except He who came down out of Heaven—the Son of Man who is in Heaven.

Berean Literal Bible
And no one has gone up into heaven except the One having come down out of heaven, the Son of Man.

Young's Literal Translation
and 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.

Smith's Literal Translation
And none has ascended to heaven, except he having descended from heaven, the Son of man, he being in heaven.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And no one has gone up into heaven, unless the One from out of heaven having come down, the Son of man, who is in heaven.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And no man hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended from heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And no one has ascended to heaven, except the one who descended from heaven: the Son of man who is in heaven.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And no man has gone up to Heaven except he who went down from Heaven: The Son of Man - he who is in Heaven.

Lamsa Bible
No man has ascended to heaven, except he who came down from heaven, even the Son of man who is in heaven.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And no man has ascended into heaven, but he who came down from heaven, the Son of man, who is in heaven.

Godbey New Testament
No one hath ascended up into heaven, but the one having come down from heaven, the Son of man, who is in heaven.

Haweis New Testament
Though no man hath ascended into heaven, except he that descended from heaven, that Son of man the I am in heaven.

Mace New Testament
for no man hath penetrated into the secrets of heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the son of man, who is in heaven.

Weymouth New Testament
There 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.

Worrell New Testament
And no one has ascended into Heaven, but He Who descended out of Heaven?the Son of Man [Who is in Heaven].

Worsley New Testament
For no one hath ascended up into heaven, but He that came down from heaven, even the Son of man who is in heaven.
















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