Joh 1:51 | NET2full | STEP | He continued , “I tell all of you the solemn truth —you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man .”

John 1:51

51 He continued, ^{▼▼tn Grk “and he said to him.”} “I tell all of you the solemn truth ^{▼▼tn Grk “Truly, truly, I say to you.”} —you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.” ^{▼▼sn The title Son of Man appears 13 times in John’s Gospel. It is associated especially with the themes of crucifixion (3:14; 8:28), revelation (6:27; 6:53), and eschatological authority (5:27; 9:35). The title as used in John’s Gospel has for its background the son of man figure who appears in Dan 7:13-14 and is granted universal regal authority. Thus for the author, the emphasis in this title is not on Jesus’ humanity, but on his heavenly origin and divine authority.}