"No onehas ascendedinto heaven,but He who descendedfrom heaven:the Sonof Man.
Whohas ascendedinto heavenand descended?Whohas gatheredthe windin His fists?Whohas wrappedthe watersin His garment?Whohas establishedallthe endsof the earth?Whatis His nameor His son'sname?Surelyyou know!
"For I have come downfrom heaven,not to doMy ownwill,but the willof Him who sentMe.
"For it was not Davidwho ascendedinto heaven,but he himselfsays:THE LORDSAIDTO MY LORD,"SITAT MY RIGHT HAND,
No onehas seenGodat any time;the only begottenGodwho is in the bosomof the Father,He has explained[Him].
The firstmanis from the earth,earthy;the secondmanis from heaven.
[Jesus], knowingthat the Fatherhad givenall thingsinto His hands,and that He had come forthfrom Godand was going backto God,
But the righteousnessbasedon faithspeaksas follows:"DO NOT SAYIN YOUR HEART,'WHOWILL ASCENDINTO HEAVEN?'(that is, to bringChristdown),
"[What] thenifyou seethe Sonof Manascendingto whereHe was before?
"He who comesfrom aboveis aboveall,he who is of the earthis from the earthand speaksof the earth.He who comesfrom heavenis aboveall.
"Not that anyonehas seenthe Father,exceptthe One who is from God;He has seenthe Father.
They were saying,"Is not thisJesus,the sonof Joseph,whosefatherand motherwe know?Howdoes He nowsay,I have come downout of heaven'?"
"It is not in heaven,that you should say,Whowill goup to heavenfor us to getit for us and make us hearit, that we may observeit?'
"Now,Father,glorifyMe togetherwith Yourself,with the glorywhichI hadwith You beforethe worldwas.
Jesussaidto them, "IfGodwere your Father,you would loveMe, for I proceeded forthand have comefrom God,for I have not evencomeon My own initiative,but He sentMe.
"I amthe livingbreadthat came downout of heaven;ifanyoneeatsof thisbread,he will liveforever;and the breadalsowhichI will givefor the lifeof the worldis My flesh."
"For the breadof Godis that which comes downout of heaven,and giveslifeto the world."
"Be on guardfor yourselvesand for allthe flock,amongwhichthe HolySpirithas madeyou overseers,to shepherdthe churchof GodwhichHe purchasedwith His ownblood.
teachingthem to observeallthat I commandedyou; and lo,I amwith you always,evento the endof the age."
whichis His body,the fullnessof Him who fillsallin all.
Jesussaidto him, "The foxeshaveholesand the birdsof the air[have] nests,but the Sonof Manhasnowhereto layHis head."
"IfI toldyou earthly thingsand you do not believe,howwill you believeifI tellyou heavenly things?
