John 1:51

And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.

Ver. 52. Upon the Son of man] The Jacob's ladder, the bridge that joineth heaven and earth together, γεφυρωσας, as Gregory hath it.

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⁵¹ And he saith unto him,Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.

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