They were saying,"Is not thisJesus,the sonof Joseph,whosefatherand motherwe know?Howdoes He nowsay,I have come downout of heaven'?"
"Is not thisthe carpenter,the sonof Mary,and brotherof Jamesand Josesand Judasand Simon?Are not His sistersherewith us?" And they took offenseat Him.
And allwere speaking wellof Him, and wonderingat the graciouswordswhich were fallingfrom His lips;and they were saying,"Is thisnot Joseph'sson?"
PhilipfoundNathanaeland saidto him, "We have foundHim of whomMosesin the Lawand [also] the Prophetswrote--Jesusof Nazareth,the sonof Joseph."
"No onehas ascendedinto heaven,but He who descendedfrom heaven:the Sonof Man.
"For I have come downfrom heaven,not to doMy ownwill,but the willof Him who sentMe.
Jesusansweredand saidto them, "Do not grumbleamongyourselves.
"[What] thenifyou seethe Sonof Manascendingto whereHe was before?
whoseare the fathers,and from whomis the Christaccordingto the flesh,who is overall,Godblessedforever.Amen.
The firstmanis from the earth,earthy;the secondmanis from heaven.
But whenthe fullnessof the timecame,Godsent forthHis Son,bornof a woman,bornunderthe Law,
