"No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, [that is,] the Son of Man who is in heaven.

"I came forth from the Father and have come into the world. Again, I leave the world and go to the Father."

"I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do.

"And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was.

"Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We [are.]

So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.

Now it came to pass, while He blessed them, that He was parted from them and carried up into heaven.

Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.

Therefore He says: "When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, And gave gifts to men."

He who descended is also the One who ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things.)

who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, angels and authorities and powers having been made subject to Him.