John 1:52

3 translations of 134 that include the New Testament

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

I dí mu: Amen, amen pravím vám: Od tohoto času uzříte nebe otevřené, a anděly Boží vstupující a sstupující na Syna člověka.

Tischendorf Greek NT

καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ· ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ὄψεσθε τὸν οὐρανὸν ἀνεῳγότα καὶ τοὺς ἀγγέλους τοῦ θεοῦ ἀναβαίνοντας καὶ καταβαίνοντας ἐπὶ τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου.

Byzantine Greek NT

καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ· ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ἀπ᾽ ἄρτι ὄψεσθε τὸν οὐρανὸν ἀνεῳγότα, καὶ τοὺς ἀγγέλους τοῦ Θεοῦ ἀναβαίνοντας καὶ καταβαίνοντας ἐπὶ τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου.

When was this written?

Traditions differ. Both positions are shown rather than one asserted as settled.

Broad agreement: 90 AD–100 AD John, or the Johannine circle
Generally placed late in the first century on grounds of theology and style.

Elsewhere in the world

Events overlapping when this passage is dated (90 AD–100 AD).

27 BC–100 AD Roman road and sea network matures Rome
Consolidated roads, harbours and suppressed piracy made long-distance travel unusually safe, a precondition for the rapid spread of early Christian communities.