John 3:14

And as Moshe lifted up the nachash in the wilderness, + 3:14 Num 21:8-9 so it is necessary for there to be a hagbah (lifting up) of the Bar Enosh. + 3:14 Ps 22; Isa 53

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

13And no one has ascended into Shomayim except the one having descended out of Shomayim, the Bar Enosh. + 3:13 Dan 7:13-14; Prov 30:4; Dt 30:12

15That everyone having emunah + 3:15 Gn 15:1-6; Num 14:11; Ex 14:31 in him may have Chayyei Olam. + 3:15 Dan 12:2; Isa 52:13

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Cross References

Numbers 21:7Therefore HaAm came to Moshe, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against Hashem, and against thee; pray unto Hashem that He take away the Nachash from us. And Moshe davened for the people.

2 Kings 18:4He removed the + 18:4 idolatrous high places and smashed the matzevot, and cut down the Asherah, and broke in pieces the nachash nechoshet that Moshe had made; for up to those yamim the Bnei Yisroel did burn ketoret to it; and it was called Nechushtan.

Matthew 26:54But how then may the Kitvei Hakodesh be fulfilled that say it must happen thus?

Luke 24:20And how both our Kohanim HaGedolim and minhagim delivered him over to a mishpat mavet and how on HaEtz they hanged him. + 24:20 Dt 21:23

Luke 24:44And he said to them, These are my devarim which I spoke to you while still being with you, that it is necessary that all the things having been written in the Torah of Moshe and the Neviim and the Tehillim about me + 24:44 Moshiach to be fulfilled. + 24:44 Ps 2; 16; 22; 69; 72; 89; 110; 118

John 12:32And if I receive the hagbah (lifting up) from ha'aretz, I will draw kol Bnei Adam to myself. + 12:32 Isa 11:10

Matthew Henry on John 3:2-22

Christ's Interview with Nicodemus. 1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: 2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. 3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time… Read the whole commentary →

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