Anakalypsis / Unveiling the Word

John 6:62

What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?

KJV

ἐὰν οὖν θεωρῆτε τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἀναβαίνοντα ὅπου ἦν τὸ πρότερον;

Greek NT

Sciens autem Jesus apud semetipsum quia murmurarent de hoc discipuli ejus, dixit eis : Hoc vos scandalizat ?

Vulgate

What then if ye should behold the Son of man ascending where he was before?

ASV

But Jesus, knowing in himself that his disciples murmured at this, said to them: Doth this scandalize you?

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
θεωρέω
theoreo
verb · 57×
οὖν
oun
conjunction · 489×
πρότερον
proteron
adjective · 10×
υἱός
uios
noun · 375×
ἀναβαίνω
anabaino
verb · 81×
ἄνθρωπος
anthropos
noun · 549×
ἐάν
ean
conditional · 333×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὅπου
opou
adverb · 82×

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§440Jesus accepted Peter's profession of faith, which acknowledged him to be the Messiah, by announcing the imminent Passion of the Son of Man.40 He unveiled the authentic content of his messianic kingship both in the transcendent identity of the Son of Man "who came down from heaven", and in his redemptive mission as the suffering Servant: "The Son of Man came not to be served but…
§728Jesus does not reveal the Holy Spirit fully, until he himself has been glorified through his Death and Resurrection. Nevertheless, little by little he alludes to him even in his teaching of the multitudes, as when he reveals that his own flesh will be food for the life of the world.110 He also alludes to the Spirit in speaking to Nicodemus,111 to the Samaritan woman,112 and to …
2. What then says the mouth of the apostles, Peter, the ever fervent, the leader of the apostolic choir? When all are asked, he answers. And whereas when He asked the opinion of the people, all replied to the question; when He asked their own, Peter springs forward, and anticipates them, and says, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God. Matthew 16:16 What then says Chris…

Cross-references

  • 1Pet 3:22 — Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.
  • 1Tim 3:16 — And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up int
  • Acts 1:2 — Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:
  • Acts 1:9 — And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
  • Acts 1:9 — And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
  • Eph 4:8 — Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
  • Eph 4:9 — (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
  • Heb 9:24 — For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:
  • John 3:13 — And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
  • John 3:13 — And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
  • John 16:28 — I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.
  • John 17:4 — I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.
  • John 17:11 — And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.
  • Luke 24:51 — And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.
  • Mark 16:19 — So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
  • Mark 16:19 — So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.