John 8:28

New English Translation

Then Jesus said, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and I do nothing on my own initiative, but I speak just what the Father taught me.

Cross References

Exodus 3:14

God said to Moses, “I am that I am.” And he said, “You must say this to the Israelites, ‘I am has sent me to you.’”

Matthew 24:5

For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will mislead many.

Mark 13:6

Many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and they will mislead many.

Luke 21:8

He said, “Watch out that you are not misled. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them!

John 11:42

I knew that you always listen to me, but I said this for the sake of the crowd standing around here, that they may believe that you sent me.”

John 13:19

I am telling you this now, before it happens, so that when it happens you may believe that I am he.

John 16:10

concerning righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will see me no longer;

John 18:32

(This happened to fulfill the word Jesus had spoken when he indicated what kind of death he was going to die.)

John 19:18

There they crucified him along with two others, one on each side, with Jesus in the middle.

John 3:11

I tell you the solemn truth, we speak about what we know and testify about what we have seen, but you people do not accept our testimony.

John 3:14

Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,

John 4:26

Jesus said to her, “I, the one speaking to you, am he.”

John 5:19

So Jesus answered them, “I tell you the solemn truth, the Son can do nothing on his own initiative, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, the Son does likewise.

John 5:30

I can do nothing on my own initiative. Just as I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I do not seek my own will, but the will of the one who sent me.

John 6:38

For I have come down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of the one who sent me.

John 8:24

Thus I told you that you will die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am he, you will die in your sins.”

John 8:27

(They did not understand that he was telling them about his Father.)

John 8:58

Jesus said to them, “I tell you the solemn truth, before Abraham came into existence, I am!”

Acts 2:41

So those who accepted his message were baptized, and that day about three thousand people were added.

Acts 4:4

But many of those who had listened to the message believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand.

Romans 1:4

who was appointed the Son-of-God-in-power according to the Holy Spirit by the resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Deuteronomy 18:18

I will raise up a prophet like you for them from among their fellow Israelites. I will put my words in his mouth and he will speak to them whatever I command.