And He saidto him, "Truly,truly,I sayto you, you will seethe heavensopenedand the angelsof Godascendingand descendingon the Sonof Man."
He hada dream,and behold,a ladderwas seton the earthwith its topreachingto heaven;and behold,the angelsof Godwere ascendingand descendingon it.
Now it cameabout in the thirtiethyear,on the fifth[day] of the fourthmonth,while I was by the riverChebaramongthe exiles,the heavenswere openedand I sawvisionsof God.
"Awake,O sword,againstMy Shepherd,And againstthe man,My Associate,"Declaresthe LORDof hosts."Strikethe Shepherdthat the sheepmay be scattered;And I will turnMy handagainstthe littleones.
"But whenthe Sonof Mancomesin His glory,and allthe angelswith Him, thenHe will siton His gloriousthrone.
"The Sonof Man[is to] go,justas it is writtenof Him; but woeto that manby whomthe Sonof Manis betrayed!It would have beengoodfor that manifhe had not been born."
After being baptized,Jesuscameup immediatelyfrom the water;and behold,the heavenswere opened,and he sawthe Spiritof Goddescendingas a dove[and] lightingon Him,
Thenthe devilleftHim; and behold,angelscameand [began] to ministerto Him.
Jesussaidto him, "The foxeshaveholesand the birdsof the air[have] nests,but the Sonof Manhasnowhereto layHis head."
"But sothat you may knowthat the Sonof Manhasauthorityon earthto forgivesins"--thenHe saidto the paralytic,"Getup, pickup your bedand gohome."
Immediatelycomingup out of the water,He sawthe heavensopening,and the Spiritlikea dovedescendingupon Him;
And Jesussaid,"I am;and you shall seeTHE SONOF MANSITTINGAT THE RIGHT HANDOF POWER,and COMINGWITH THE CLOUDSOF HEAVEN."
And suddenlythere appearedwith the angela multitudeof the heavenlyhostpraisingGodand saying,
And an angelof the Lordsuddenly stood beforethem, and the gloryof the Lordshone aroundthem; and they were terriblyfrightened.
Nowan angelfrom heavenappearedto Him, strengtheningHim.
"But from nowon THE SONOF MANWILL BE SEATEDAT THE RIGHT HANDof the powerOF GOD."
Whilethey were perplexedaboutthis,behold,twomensuddenly stood nearthem in dazzlingclothing;
Nowwhenallthe peoplewere baptized,Jesuswas alsobaptized,and while He was praying,heavenwas opened,
Jesusansweredand saidto him, "BecauseI saidto you that I sawyou underthe fig tree,do you believe?You will seegreater thingsthan these."
"Truly,truly,I sayto you, he who does not enterby the doorinto the foldof the sheep,but climbsup some other way,he is a thiefand a robber.
SoJesussaidto them again,"Truly,truly,I sayto you, I amthe doorof the sheep.
"Truly,truly,I sayto you, a slaveis not greaterthan his master,nor[is] one who is sentgreaterthan the one who senthim.
Jesusanswered,"Will you lay downyour lifefor Me? Truly,truly,I sayto you, a roosterwill not crowuntilyou denyMe three times.
"Truly,truly,I sayto you, he who believesin Me, the worksthat I do,he will doalso;and greater[works] than thesehe will do;becauseI goto the Father.
"Truly,truly,I sayto you, that you will weepand lament,but the worldwill rejoice;you will grieve,but your griefwill be turnedinto joy.
"In that dayyou will not questionMe about anything.Truly,truly,I sayto you, ifyou askthe Fatherfor anythingin My name,He will giveit to you.
"Truly,truly,I sayto you, whenyou were younger,you used to girdyourselfand walkwhereveryou wished;but whenyou grow old,you will stretchout your handsand someone elsewill girdyou, and bringyou whereyou do not wishto [go]."
Jesusansweredand saidto him, "Truly,truly,I sayto you, unlessoneis bornagainhe cannotseethe kingdomof God."
Jesusanswered,"Truly,truly,I sayto you, unlessoneis bornof waterand the Spirithe cannotenterinto the kingdomof God.
ThereforeJesusansweredand was sayingto them, "Truly,truly,I sayto you, the Soncandonothingof Himself,unless[it is] somethingHe seesthe Fatherdoing;for whateverthe Fatherdoes,these thingsthe Sonalsodoesin like manner.
and He gaveHim authorityto executejudgment,becauseHe is [the] Sonof Man.
Jesusansweredthem and said,"Truly,truly,I sayto you, you seekMe, not becauseyou sawsigns,but becauseyou ateof the loavesand were filled.
Jesusthensaidto them, "Truly,truly,I sayto you, it is not Moseswho has givenyou the breadout of heaven,but it is My Fatherwho givesyou the true breadout of heaven.
"Truly,truly,I sayto you, he who believeshaseternallife.
SoJesussaidto them, "Truly,truly,I sayto you, unlessyou eatthe fleshof the Sonof Manand drinkHis blood,you havenolifein yourselves.
Jesusansweredthem, "Truly,truly,I sayto you, everyonewho commitssinis the slaveof sin.
"Truly,truly,I sayto you, ifanyonekeepsMy wordhe will neverseedeath."
Jesussaidto them, "Truly,truly,I sayto you, beforeAbrahamwas born,I am."
and he sawthe skyopenedup, and an objectlikea greatsheetcomingdown, loweredby fourcornersto the ground,
and he said,"Behold,I seethe heavensopenedup and the Sonof Manstandingat the right handof God."
and [to give] reliefto you who are afflictedand to us as well whenthe LordJesuswill be revealedfrom heavenwith His mightyangelsin flamingfire,
Thesewill paythe penaltyof eternaldestruction,awayfrom the presenceof the Lordand from the gloryof His power,
By common confession,greatis the mysteryof godliness:He whowas revealedin the flesh,Was vindicatedin the Spirit,Seenby angels,Proclaimedamongthe nations,Believedon in the world,Takenup in glory.
Are they not allministeringspirits,sentout to render servicefor the sakeof thosewho willinheritsalvation?
[It was] alsoabout thesemen [that] Enoch,[in] the seventh[generation] from Adam,prophesied,saying,"Behold,the Lordcamewith many thousandsof His holy ones,
And I sawheavenopened,and behold,a whitehorse,and He who saton it [is] calledFaithfuland true,and in righteousnessHe judgesand wages war.
Afterthese thingsI looked,and behold,a door[standing] openin heaven,and the firstvoicewhichI had heard,like[the sound] of a trumpetspeakingwith me, said,"Comeup here,and I will showyou whatmusttake placeafterthese things."
