John 3:13
3:13 No one
has ascended
into heaven except the one who descended from heaven – the Son of Man.
John 16:28
16:28 I came from the Father and entered into the world, but in turn,
I am leaving the world and going back to the Father.”
John 17:4-5
17:4 I glorified you on earth by completing
the work you gave me to do.
17:5 And now, Father, glorify me at your side
with the glory I had with you before the world was created.
John 17:11
17:11 I
am no longer in the world, but
they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them safe
in your name
that you have given me, so that they may be one just as we are one.
Mark 16:19
16:19 After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
Luke 24:51
24:51 Now
during the blessing
he departed
and was taken up into heaven.
Acts 1:9
1:9 After
he had said this, while they were watching, he was lifted up and a cloud hid him from their sight.
Ephesians 4:8-10
4:8 Therefore it says
, “
When he ascended on high he captured captives; he gave gifts to men.”
4:9 Now what is the meaning of “
he ascended,” except that he also descended
to the lower regions,
namely, the earth?
4:10 He, the very one
who descended, is also the one who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.
Ephesians 4:1
Live in Unity
4:1 I, therefore, the prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live worthily of the calling with which you have been called,
Ephesians 3:1
Paul's Relationship to the Divine Mystery
3:1 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles –