John

John 3:12–13

¹²If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things? ¹³No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven— the Son of Man.^c

Footnotes

c 3:13 BYZ and TR include who is in heaven.

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John 3:12

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	Εἰ	Ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
I have told	εἶπον	eipon	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
earthly	ἐπίγεια	epigeia	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural	G1919 earthly
things	τὰ	ta	Article - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3588 the
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
you do not believe	πιστεύετε	pisteuete	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G4100 I believe, have faith in
how	πῶς	pōs	Adverb	G4459 how, in what manner
will you believe	πιστεύσετε	pisteusete	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G4100 I believe, have faith in
if	ἐὰν	ean	Conjunction	G1437 if
I tell	εἴπω	eipō	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
heavenly	ἐπουράνια	epourania	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural	G2032 heavenly, celestial
things	τὰ	ta	Article - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3588 the

John 3:13

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
No one	οὐδεὶς	oudeis	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3762 no one, none, nothing
has ascended	ἀναβέβηκεν	anabebēken	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G305 I go up, mount, ascend
into	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
heaven	οὐρανὸν	ouranon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3772 the sky, the heaven
except	εἰ	ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
descended	καταβάς	katabas	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2597 I go down, come down
from	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
heaven	οὐρανοῦ	ouranou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3772 the sky, the heaven
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Son	Υἱὸς	Huios	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5207 a son, descendent
of Man	ἀνθρώπου	anthrōpou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G444 a man, one of the human race

Cross-references

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John 3:12 1 Corinthians 3:1–2 · 1 Corinthians 2:7–9 · Hebrews 5:11 · John 3:31–36 · 1 Peter 2:1–3 · John 1:1–14 · John 3:13–17 · John 3:5 · John 3:8 · 1 Timothy 3:16 · 1 John 4:10 · John 3:3

John 3:13 Proverbs 30:4 · John 6:38 · Acts 2:34 · John 1:18 · 1 Corinthians 15:47 · John 13:3 · Ephesians 4:9–10 · Romans 10:6 · John 6:62 · John 3:31 · John 6:46 · John 6:42

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.