John 6:62
If then, ye were to see the Son of man ascend, to where he was from the beginning!
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?
In Context
Cross References
Mark 16:19And Jesus, our Lord, after he had conversed with them, ascended to heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
John 3:13And no one hath ascended to heaven, but he that descended from heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven.
John 16:28I proceeded forth from before the Father, and came into the world; and again I leave the world, and go to the Father.
John 17:11Henceforth I am not in the world; but these are in the world, and I go to thee. Holy Father, keep them in that thy name, which thou hast given to me; that they may be one, as we are.
Ephesians 4:8Wherefore it is said: He ascended on high, and carried captivity captive, 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 →