John 6:62
Then, what if you should see the Son of man go up where he was before?
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?
In Context
61But Jesus, knowing in himself that his disciples murmured at it, said to them: Does this offend you?
Cross References
Mark 16:19The Lord, therefore, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven: and he sat down at the right hand of God.
John 3:13And no man has ascended into heaven, but he who came down from heaven, the Son of man, who is in heaven.
John 16:28I came forth from the Father, and have come into the world: again I leave the world, and go to the Father.
John 17:11And I am no longer in the world; but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep in thy name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are one.
Ephesians 4:8For which reason, the scripture says: When he ascended on high, he led captive a multitude of captives, and gave gifts to men.
Matthew Henry on John 6:61-71
Christ's Discourse with His Disciples; The Effect of Christ's Discourse; The Character of Judas. 60 Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is a hard saying; who can hear it? 61 When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you? 62 What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before? 63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.… Read the whole commentary →