¹² It is not in heaven, that you should say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it to us, and make us to hear it, that we may do it?

⁶ But the righteousness which is of faith says this, "Don't say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?' (that is, to bring Christ down);

⁷ or, 'Who will descend into the abyss?' (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead.)"

⁸ But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth, and in your heart;" that is, the word of faith, which we preach:

⁴ Who has ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has bound the waters in his garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name, if you know?

¹³ No one has ascended into heaven, but he who descended out of heaven, the Son of Man, who is in heaven.