50 Bible Verses About the Ascension

“He dreamed. Behold, a stairway set upon the earth, and its top reached to heaven. Behold, the angels of God ascending and descending on it.”

“God went up from him in the place where he spoke with him.”

“For you have made him a little lower than the angels,Hebrew: Elohim. The word Elohim, used here, usually means “God”, but can also mean “gods”, “princes”, or “angels”. The Septuagint reads “angels” here. See also the quote from the Septuagint in Hebrews 2:7. and crowned him with glory and honor.”

“Be exalted, God, above the heavens! Let your glory be above all the earth!”

“Be exalted, God, above the heavens. Let your glory be over all the earth.”

“You have ascended on high. You have led away captives. You have received gifts among men, yes, among the rebellious also, that Yah God might dwell there.”

“Be exalted, God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth.”

“I will ascend above the heights of the clouds! I will make myself like the Most High!””

“Let us lift up our heart with our hands to GodThe Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim). in the heavens.”

“The glory of the God of Israel went up from the cherub, whereupon it was, to the threshold of the house; and he called to the man clothed in linen, who had the writer’s inkhorn by his side.”

“Jesus, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him.”

“While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. Behold, a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to him.””

“Jesus said to him, “You have said it. Nevertheless, I tell you, after this you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming on the clouds of the sky.””

“Immediately coming up from the water, he saw the heavens parting, and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.”

“Then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.”

“Jesus said, “I am. You will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of the sky.””

“So then the Lord,NU adds “Jesus” after he had spoken to them, was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.”

“Immediately he rose up before them, and took up that which he was laying on, and departed to his house, glorifying God.”

“Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.”

“He led them out as far as Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.”

“While he blessed them, he withdrew from them, and was carried up into heaven.”

“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.””

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

“Jesus said these things, and lifting up his eyes to heaven, he said, “Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may also glorify you;”

“Jesus said to her, “Don’t hold me, for I haven’t yet ascended to my Father; but go to my brothers, and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’””

“When he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight.”

“For David didn’t ascend into the heavens, but he says himself, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit by my right hand,”

“But God turned, and gave them up to serve the army of the sky,This idiom could also be translated “host of heaven”, or “angelic beings”, or “heavenly bodies.” as it is written in the book of the prophets, ‘Did you offer to me slain animals and sacrifices forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?”

“But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,”

“and said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!””

“But the righteousness which is of faith says this, “Don’t say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’Deuteronomy 30:12 (that is, to bring Christ down);”

“or, ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’Deuteronomy 30:13 (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead.)””

“which he worked in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places,”

“Therefore he says, “When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men.”Psalm 68:18”

“He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.”

“then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air. So we will be with the Lord forever.”

“and to give relief to you who are afflicted with us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire,”

“You made him a little lower than the angels. You crowned him with glory and honor.TR adds “and set him over the works of your hands””

“who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, angels and authorities and powers being made subject to him.”

“This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angelor, messenger (here and wherever angel is mentioned) to his servant, John,”

“Behold,“Behold”, from “ἰδοὺ”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection. he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, including those who pierced him. All the tribes of the earth will mourn over him. Even so, Amen.”

“I heard every created thing which is in heaven, on the earth, under the earth, on the sea, and everything in them, saying, “To him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb be the blessing, the honor, the glory, and the dominion, forever and ever! Amen!”TR omits “Amen!””

“I saw another angel ascend from the sunrise, having the seal of the living God. He cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was given to harm the earth and the sea,”

“saying, “Amen! Blessing, glory, wisdom, thanksgiving, honor, power, and might, be to our God forever and ever! Amen.””

“I saw a mighty angel coming down out of the sky, clothed with a cloud. A rainbow was on his head. His face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire.”

“I heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here!” They went up into heaven in the cloud, and their enemies saw them.”

“After these things I looked, and the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened.”

“After these things, I saw another angel coming down out of the sky, having great authority. The earth was illuminated with his glory.”

“After these things I heard something like a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, “Hallelujah! Salvation, power, and glory belong to our God:”

“He carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,”