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Jesus and Nicodemus

John 3:14

In 9 translations

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;
LSV
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so it is necessary for the Son of Man to be lifted up,
YLT
'And as Moses did lift up the serpent in the wilderness, so it behoveth the Son of Man to be lifted up,
DBY
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, thus must the Son of man be lifted up,
DRC
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of man be lifted up:
GNV
And as Moses lift vp the serpent in the wildernesse, so must that Sonne of man be lift vp,

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Spelling of Μωϋσῆς: Textus Receptus: Μωσῆς.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ καθὼς Μωϋσῆς ὕψωσεν τὸν ὄφιν ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ, οὕτως ὑψωθῆναι δεῖ τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου,
RP2018
Καὶ καθὼς Μωσῆς ὕψωσεν τὸν ὄφιν ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ, οὕτως ὑψωθῆναι δεῖ τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου·
TR-Boyd
Καὶ καθὼς Μωσῆς ὕψωσε τὸν ὄφιν ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ, οὕτως ὑψωθῆναι δεῖ τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου·
SCR1894
και καθως μωσης υψωσεν τον οφιν εν τη ερημω ουτως υψωθηναι δει τον υιον του ανθρωπου

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👤 Jesus Christ👤 Moses◆ Jesus and Nicodemus

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  • Numbers 21:7–9Then 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. Then the LORD…
  • John 8:28So 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.
  • John 12:32–34And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw everyone to Myself.” He said this to indicate the kind of death He was going to die. The crowd replied, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ will remain…
  • Luke 24:26–27Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and then to enter His glory?” And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.
  • Luke 24:44–46Jesus 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.” Then He opened their minds…
  • Psalms 22:16For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.
  • 2 Kings 18:4He 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…
  • Matthew 26:54But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen this way?”
  • Acts 2:23He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.
  • Luke 18:31–33Then Jesus took the Twelve aside and said to them, “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything the prophets have written about the Son of Man will be fulfilled. He will be delivered over to the Gentiles and…
  • Acts 4:27–28In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed. They carried out what Your hand and will had…
  • Luke 24:20Our chief priests and rulers delivered Him up to the sentence of death, and they crucified Him.

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