John 3:14
And, just as, Moses, lifted up the serpent in the desert, so, must, the Son of Man, be lifted up,—
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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, hath ascended into heaven, save he that, out of heaven, descended,—The Son of Man.
15That, whosoever believeth in him, may have life age-abiding.
Cross References
Numbers 21:7Then came the people of Israel unto Moses and said—We have sinned in that we spake against Yahweh and against thee, Pray thou unto Yahweh, that he may take from us the serpent. So Moses prayed for the people.
2 Kings 18:4He, removed the high places, and brake in pieces the pillars, and cut down the Sacred Stem,—and beat in pieces the serpent of bronze that, Moses, had made, because, until those days, had the sons of Israel been burning incense thereunto, so he called it Nehushtan.
Matthew 26:54How then should the Scriptures be fulfilled, that, thus, it must needs come to pass?
Luke 24:20In what way also our High-priests and Rulers delivered him up unto a sentence of death, and crucified him.
Luke 24:44And he said unto them—These, are my words, which I spake unto you yet being with you: That all the things that are written in the law of Moses and the Prophets and Psalms, concerning me, must needs be fulfilled.
John 12:32And, I, if I be lifted up out of the earth, will draw, all, unto myself.
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 →