John 3:14
12 If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?
13 No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.
Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,
15 that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life.
16 For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,
- KJV
- And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
- WEB
- As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
- ASV
- And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up;
- DARBY
- And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, thus must the Son of man be lifted up,
- BLB
- And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, thus it is necessary for the Son of Man to be lifted up,
- ÅB
- Og slik som Moses opphøyet slangen i ørkenen, slik skal Menneskesønnen opphøyes,
- OTB
- Likesom Moses løftet opp slangen i ørkenen, slik må Menneskesønnen bli opphøyet,
- B1930
- Og likesom Moses ophøiet slangen i ørkenen, således skal Menneskesønnen ophøies,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Numbers 21:7–9
Then the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned by speaking against the LORD and against you. Intercede with the LORD so He will take the snakes away from us.” So Moses interceded for the people.
Read in contextJohn 8:28
So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on My own, but speak exactly what the Father has taught Me.
Read in contextJohn 12:32–34
And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw everyone to Myself.”
Read in contextLuke 24:26–27
Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and then to enter His glory?”
Read in contextLuke 24:44–46
Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.”
Read in contextPsalms 22:16
For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.
Read in context2 Kings 18:4
He removed the high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He also demolished the bronze snake called Nehushtan that Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had burned incense to it.
Read in contextMatthew 26:54
But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen this way?”
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