King James Version

John 1:51

And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “from now” (ἀπ᾽ ἄρτι,) before you will here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andλέγειlegeihe saithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he saith”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.he saithαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himἈμὴνamēnVerilyἀμήνparticle — “Verily”G281verily, truly, amen; at the end of sentences may be paraphrased by: So let it be.This verse uses “verily”.Verilyἀμὴνamēnverilyἀμήνparticle — “verily”G281verily, truly, amen; at the end of sentences may be paraphrased by: So let it be.This verse uses “verily”.verilyλέγωlegōI sayλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I say”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.I sayὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youὄψεσθεopsestheye shall seeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s future.verb, future middle indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye shall see”, an action still aheadG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι, gaze).ye shall seeτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανὸνouranonheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the object formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.heavenἀνεῳγόταaneōgotaopenἀνοίγω (anoigō)verb, perfect active participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “open”, a completed action with a present resultG455I open.openκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀγγέλουςangelousangelsἄγγελος (angelos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “angels”, the object formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.the angelsτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godἀναβαίνονταςanabainontasascendingἀναβαίνω (anabainō)verb, present active participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “ascending”, an ongoing or repeated actionG305I go up, mount, ascend; of things: I rise, spring up, come up.ascendingκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andκαταβαίνονταςkatabainontasdescendingκαταβαίνω (katabainō)verb, present active participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “descending”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2597I go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend.descendingἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.uponτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.υἱὸνhuionSonυἱός (huios)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Son”, the object formG5207a son, descendent.the Sonτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνθρώπουanthrōpouof manἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of man”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.of man

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἀπ᾽apaway fromἀπό (apo)preposition — “away from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.ἄρτιartiHereafterἄρτιadverb — “Hereafter”G737now, just now, at this moment.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he saith to him, 'Verily, verily, I say to you, henceforth ye shall see the heaven opened, and the messengers of God going up and coming down upon the Son of Man.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye shall see the heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he saith to him, 'Verily, verily, I say to you, henceforth ye shall see the heaven opened, and the messengers of God going up and coming down upon the Son of Man.'

World English Bible

He said to him, “ Most certainly , I tell you all , hereafter you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man .”

Darby Translation

And he says to him, Verily, verily, I say to you, Henceforth ye shall see the heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of man.

Douay-Rheims

And he saith to him: Amen, amen I say to you, you shall see the heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.

Alludes to

Genesis 28:12 Genesis 28:12 · King James VersionAnd he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.Genesis 28:12 · King James VersionOpen the Source
And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.

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