John 3:14 — And the Son of Man must be lifted up, just as the metal snake was lifted up by… — CEV | maBible
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14 And the Son of Man must be lifted up, just as the metal snake was lifted up by Moses in the desert.
Passage themes
The bronze serpent — Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness
The cross foretold — even so must the Son of man be lifted up
Notes and references
3.14 Nu 21.9; Ws 16.5-7.
just as the metal snake was lifted up by Moses in the desert: When the Lord punished the people of Israel by sending snakes to bite them, he told Moses to hold a metal snake up on a pole. Everyone who looked at the snake was cured of the snake bites (see Numbers 21.4-9).
About this book
Author: Jean · Written: Entre 80 et 110 ap. J.-C. · Reading time: 2h40 · Characters: Marie, Philippe, Marie de Magdala, Jean-Baptiste, Marthe de Béthanie, Pierre, Jean, fils de Zébédée, Marie de Béthanie, Thomas, La femme samaritaine, Nicodème, Lazare, Judas