KJV King James Version
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
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John 3:14
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,
WEB World English Bible
As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
ASV American Standard Version
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘And as Moses did lift up the serpent in the wilderness, so it behoveth the Son of Man to be lifted up,
Surrounding context — John 3
11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you [of] heavenly things?
13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, [even] the Son of man which is in heaven.
14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandκαθὼςG2531 · kathōsas/just asΜωϋσῆςG3475 · Mōusēs, MōsēsMosesὕψωσενG5312 · hupsoōto lift upτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoὄφινG3789 · ophissnakeἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐρήμῳ,G2048 · erēmosdesertedοὕτωςG3779 · ohutō, ohutōsthus(-ly)ὑψωθῆναιG5312 · hupsoōto lift upδεῖG1163 · deibe necessaryτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoυἱὸνG5207 · uhiossonτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀνθρώπου,G444 · anthrōposa human
Cross-references
Numbers 21:7-9Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.John 8:28Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am [he], and [that] I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.John 12:32-34And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all [men] unto me.Luke 24:26-27Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?Luke 24:44-46And he said unto them, These [are] the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and [in] the prophets, and [in] the psalms, concerning me.2 Kings 18:4He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan.Psalm 22:16For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.Acts 2:23Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:Matthew 26:54But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?Acts 4:27-28For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,Luke 18:31-33Then he took [unto him] the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.Luke 24:20And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.
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