John 12:32

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

If I am lifted up above the earth, I will make everyone want to come to me.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 18:9

Absalom was riding his mule under a huge tree when his head caught in the branches. The mule ran off and left Absalom hanging in mid-air. Some of David's soldiers happened to pass by,

Song of Solomon 1:4

Hurry, my king! Let's hurry. Take me to your home. We are happy for you! And we praise your love even more than wine. Young women of Jerusalem, it is only right that you should adore him. My skin is dark and beautiful, like a tent in the desert or like Solomon's curtains.

Isaiah 11:10

The time is coming when one of David's descendants will be the signal for the people of all nations to come together. They will follow his advice, and his own nation will become famous.

Isaiah 49:6

Now the LORD says to me, “It isn't enough for you to be merely my servant. You must do more than lead back survivors from the tribes of Israel. I have placed you here as a light for other nations; you must take my saving power to everyone on earth.”

Hosea 11:4

I led them with kindness and with love, not with ropes. I held them close to me; I bent down to feed them.

Numbers 21:9

Moses obeyed the LORD. And all of those who looked at the bronze snake lived, even though they had been bitten by the poisonous snakes.

John 1:7

who came to tell about the light and to lead all people to have faith.

John 12:34

The crowd said to Jesus, “The Scriptures teach that the Messiah will live for ever. How can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?”

John 18:32

And so what Jesus said about his death would soon come true.

John 19:17

and he carried his cross to a place known as “The Skull”. In Aramaic this place is called “Golgotha”.

John 3:14

And the Son of Man must be lifted up, just as that metal snake was lifted up by Moses in the desert.

John 6:44

No one can come to me, unless the Father who sent me makes them want to come. But if they do come, I will raise them to life on the last day.

John 8:28

Jesus went on to say, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, you will know who I am. You will also know that I don't do anything on my own. I say only what my Father taught me.

Galatians 3:13

But Christ rescued us from the Law's curse, when he became a curse in our place. This is because the Scriptures say that anyone who is nailed to a tree is under a curse.

1 Timothy 2:6

God showed us this at the right time.

Hebrews 2:9

What we do see is Jesus, who for a little while was made lower than the angels. Because of God's wonderful kindness, Jesus died for everyone. And now that Jesus has suffered and died, he is crowned with glory and honour!

1 Peter 2:24

Christ carried the burden of our sins. He was nailed to the cross, so that we would stop sinning and start living right. By his cuts and bruises you are healed.

1 Peter 3:18

Christ died once for our sins. An innocent person died for those who are guilty. Christ did this to bring you to God, when his body was put to death and his spirit was made alive.

1 John 2:2

Christ is the sacrifice that takes away our sins and the sins of all the world's people.

Revelation 5:9

Then they sang a new song, “You are worthy to receive the scroll and open its seals, because you were killed. And with your own blood you bought for God people from every tribe, language, nation, and race.