He removed the high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He broke into pieces the bronze snake that Moses made, for until then the Israelites were burning incense to it. It was called Nehushtan.
John 3:14 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert [on a pole], so must [so it is necessary that] the Son of Man be lifted up [on the cross], [Num. 21:9.] American Standard Version (1901) And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up; Common English Bible Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so must the Human One be lifted up Catholic Public Domain Version And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so also must the Son of man be lifted up, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of man be lifted up: |
He removed the high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He broke into pieces the bronze snake that Moses made, for until then the Israelites were burning incense to it. It was called Nehushtan.
On that day the root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will look to him for guidance, and his resting place will be glorious.
How, then, would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen this way? ’
Jesus told him, ‘Foxes have dens, and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.’
and how our chief priests and leaders handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him.
They said this so that Jesus’s words might be fulfilled indicating what kind of death he was going to die.
I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread he will live for ever. The bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.’
So Jesus said to them, ‘When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and that I do nothing on my own. But just as the Father taught me, I say these things.
Though he was delivered up according to God’s determined plan and foreknowledge, you used lawless people to nail him to a cross and kill him.