John 12:32
And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw everyone to Myself.”
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
In Context
31Now judgment is upon this world; now the prince of this world will be cast out.
33He said this to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.
Cross References
Numbers 21:9So Moses made a bronze snake and mounted it on a pole. If anyone who was bitten looked at the bronze snake, he would live.
2 Samuel 18:9Now Absalom was riding on his mule when he met the servants of David, and as the mule went under the thick branches of a large oak, Absalom’s head was caught fast in the tree. The mule under him kept going, so that he was suspended in midair.
Song of Solomon 1:4Take me away with you—let us hurry! May the king bring me to his chambers. The Friends We will rejoice and delight in you; we will praise your love more than wine. The Bride It is only right that they adore you.
Hosea 11:4I led them with cords of kindness, with ropes of love; I lifted the yoke from their necks and bent down to feed them.
John 3:14Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,
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.
Matthew Henry on John 12:28-37
The Divine Attestation to Christ; Christ's Discourse with the People. 27 Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour. 28 Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again. 29 The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him. 30 Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes.… Read the whole commentary →