John 3:14

14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,^[a]

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John 3:14 in Other Translations

KJV

14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:

ESV

14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,

NLT

14 And as Moses lifted up the bronze snake on a pole in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,

MSG

14 In the same way that Moses lifted the serpent in the desert so people could have something to see and then believe, it is necessary for the Son of Man to be lifted up -

CSB

14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,

John 3:14 In-Context

12 I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things?

13 No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven—the Son of Man.

14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,

15 that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.”

16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Cross References 2

1. Numbers 21:8,9
2. S John 8:28; John 12:32

Footnotes 1

[a]. The Greek for "lifted up" also means "exalted" .

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