John 3:14–15

14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness,s so the Son of Man must be lifted up,f t 15 that everyone who believesu may have eternal life in him.”g v

John 3:14–15 — English Standard Version (ESV)

14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.

John 3:14–15 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: 15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

John 3:14–15 — New Living Translation (NLT)

14 And as Moses lifted up the bronze snake on a pole in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, 15 so that everyone who believes in him will have eternal life.

John 3:14–15 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.

John 3:14–15 — New Century Version (NCV)

14 “Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, the Son of Man must also be lifted up. 15 So that everyone who believes can have eternal life in him.

John 3:14–15 — American Standard Version (ASV)

14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up; 15 that whosoever believeth may in him have eternal life.

John 3:14–15 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, thus must the Son of man be lifted up, 15 that every one who believes on him may not perish, but have life eternal.

John 3:14–15 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

14 “As Moses lifted up the snake ⸤on a pole⸥ in the desert, so the Son of Man must be lifted up. 15 Then everyone who believes in him will have eternal life.”

John 3:14–15 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, 15 so that everyone who believes in Him will have eternal life.

John 3:14–15 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

14 And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.

John 3:14–15 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

14 And just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, thus it is necessary that the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 so that everyone who believes in him will have eternal life.”

John 3:14–15 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

14 Moses lifted up the snake in the desert. The Son of Man must be lifted up also. 15 Then everyone who believes in him can live with God forever.

John 3:14–15 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

14 “As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up;

15 so that whoever believes will in Him have eternal life.

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s	Nu 21:8 Nu 21:9
f	The Greek for lifted up also means exalted.
t	Jn 12:32
u	Jn 3:16 Jn 3:36 Ge 15:6 Nu 14:11 Mt 27:42 Mk 1:15 Jn 1:7 Jn 1:12 Jn 2:23 Jn 5:24 Jn 7:38 Jn 20:29 Ac 13:39 Ac 16:31 Ro 3:22 Ro 10:9 Ro 10:10 1 Jn 5:1 1 Jn 5:5 1 Jn 5:10
g	Some interpreters end the quotation with verse 21.
v	Jn 3:16 Jn 3:36 Mt 25:46 Jn 20:31