John 3:11-13
Expanded Bible
11 ·I tell you the truth [L Truly, truly I say to you], we talk about what we know, and we ·tell [testify; bear witness] about what we have seen, but you don’t ·accept what we tell you [L receive our testimony/witness]. 12 I have told you about things here on earth [C the teaching about being born again], and you do not believe me. ·So you will not [L So how will you…?] believe me if I tell you about things of heaven. 13 ·The only one who has ever gone up to heaven is [L No one has gone up into heaven except] the One who came down from heaven—the Son of Man[a] [C a title for the Messiah; Dan. 7:13–14].
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- John 3:13 the Son of Man Some Greek copies continue, “who is in heaven.”
John 3:11-13
New International Version
11 Very truly I tell you, we speak of what we know,(A) and we testify to what we have seen, but still you people do not accept our testimony.(B) 12 I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things? 13 No one has ever gone into heaven(C) except the one who came from heaven(D)—the Son of Man.[a](E)
Footnotes
- John 3:13 Some manuscripts Man, who is in heaven
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