"And I, ifI am liftedup from the earth,will drawall mento Myself."
SoJesussaid,"Whenyou liftup the Sonof Man,thenyou will knowthat I am[He], and I donothingon My own initiative,but I speakthese thingsas the FathertaughtMe.
"As Mosesliftedup the serpentin the wilderness,even somustthe Sonof Manbe liftedup;
and He Himselfboreour sinsin His bodyon the cross,sothat we might dieto sinand liveto righteousness;for by His woundsyou were healed.
"No onecancometo Me unlessthe Fatherwho sentMe drawshim; and I will raisehim up on the lastday.
and He Himselfis the propitiationfor our sins;and not for oursonly,but alsofor [those of] the wholeworld.
who gaveHimselfas a ransomfor all,the testimony[given] at the propertime.
But we do seeHim who was madefor a little whilelowerthanthe angels,[namely], Jesus,becauseof the sufferingof deathcrownedwith gloryand honor,sothat by the graceof GodHe might tastedeathfor everyone.
Christredeemedus from the curseof the Law,having becomea cursefor us-- for it is written,"CURSEDIS EVERYONEWHO HANGSON A TREE"--
He cameas a witness,to testifyaboutthe Light,sothat allmight believethroughhim.
I ledthem with cordsof a man,with bondsof love,And I becameto them as one who liftsthe yokefrom their jaws;And I bentdown[and] fedthem.
And they sanga newsong,saying,"Worthyare You to takethe bookand to breakits seals;for You were slain,and purchasedfor Godwith Your blood[men] from everytribeand tongueand peopleand nation.
For Christalsodiedfor sinsonce for all,[the] justfor [the] unjust,sothat He might bringus to God,having been put to deathin the flesh,but made alivein the spirit;
They tookJesus,therefore,and He wentout, bearingHis owncross,to the place calledthe Placeof a Skull,whichis calledin Hebrew,Golgotha.
He says,"It is toosmalla thingthat You should be My ServantTo raiseup the tribesof Jacoband to restorethe preservedones of Israel;I will also makeYou a lightof the nationsSo that My salvationmay reachto the endof the earth."
The crowdthenansweredHim, "We have heardout of the Lawthat the Christis to remainforever;and howcan You say,The Sonof Manmustbe liftedup'? Whois thisSonof Man?"
"Drawme afteryou [and] let us run[together]! The kinghas broughtme into his chambers.""We will rejoicein you and be glad;We will extolyour lovemorethanwine.Rightlydo they loveyou."
Now Absalomhappened to meetthe servantsof David.For Absalomwas ridingon [his] mule,and the mulewentunderthe thickbranchesof a greatoak.And his headcaughtfastin the oak,so he was lefthangingbetweenheavenand earth,while the mulethat was underhim kept going.
Then in that dayThe nationswill resortto the rootof Jesse,Whowill standas a signalfor the peoples;And His restingplacewill be glorious.
to fulfillthe wordof JesuswhichHe spoke,signifyingby what kindof deathHe was aboutto die.
And Mosesmadea bronzeserpentand setit on the standard;and it cameabout, that ifa serpentbitanyman,when he lookedto the bronzeserpent,he lived.
